About 30% of all people with depression don’t respond adequately to the available treatments. That’s a dismal failure rate for a class of drugs designed to improve a person’s basic ability to function...
Efficacy of Ketamine in Bipolar Depression: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
This study suggests that ketamine is effective in treatment-resistant bipolar depression and may reduce suicidal ideation and anhedonia.
The Role of Ketamine in Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Systematic Review
At least 10-20% of the patients suffering from depression meet criteria for treatment-resistant depression (TRD)...
Ketamine Infusion Therapy for Psychiatric Disorders and Chronic Pain Management
The clinical use of ketamine infusion therapy for psychiatric disorders and chronic pain management continues to evolve.
Ketamine for chronic pain: risks and benefits
The anaesthetic ketamine is used to treat various chronic pain syndromes, especially those that have a neuropathic component. Low dose ketamine produces strong analgesia in neuropathic pain states ...
Beneficial effects of ketamine in a chronic pain state with allodynia, possibly due to central sensitization
Allodynia is a well-known component of neuropathic pain resulting from injury to the nervous system.
Prolonged Analgesic Effect of Ketamine, anN-Methyl-d-Aspartate Receptor Inhibitor, in Patients with Chronic Pain
We examined the role of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in chronic (pathological) pain in humans by using the NMDA receptor antagonist ketamine as a probe.
The Correlation Between Ketamine and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Burned Service Members
This study investigated the prevalence of PTSD in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) service members who were treated for burns in a military treatment center.
Effects of peritraumatic ketamine medication on early and sustained posttraumatic stress symptoms in moderately injured accident victims
The data provide first evidence for a modulating effect of a single-dose ketamine on the severity and duration of posttraumatic stress symptoms in accident victims.
Efficacy of Intravenous Ketamine for Treatment of Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
This study provides the first evidence for rapid reduction in symptom severity following ketamine infusion in patients with chronic PTSD.