Ketamine has been shown to be safe and effective in treating depression, but its mechanisms of action are not fully understood (Kadriu et al., 2020). One of the advantages of ketamine over traditional antidepressants is its rapid antidepressant effects. However, because no well-established ...
” progressed from using ketamine at parties to taking it at home alone. “I remember one time looking in the mirror and feeling like I really saw myself for the first time,” they say. “I cried and cried — there was so much acceptance. I was so far removed from my eating disorder...
and sam had already been doing this work for years in treating patients in office and being a psychiatrist, he'll tell you his journey to ketamine. but i was already doing amazing work and really helping patients. and i think a big problem with mental health is it's like, they're just...
JS:There are some who might say this guy's depressed so the depression is at work here and somehow deny you the creator of the full credit you deserve for realizing these masterpieces. Would these works be different if you were in different mood states while you made them? Or is that ju...
degree in journalism from New York University's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program. She also holds a B.S. in molecular biology and an M.S. in biology from the University of California, San Diego. Her work has appeared in Scienceline, The Washington Post and Scientific ...
THE USE OF KETAMINE IN ADOLESCENTS WITH TREATMENT RESISTANT DEPRESSION: WHERE ARE WE AND WHAT DOES THE CURRENT EVIDENCE SAY?Porter, AliciaMental Health Matters
Conclusions: Our data show that ketamine does not significantly improve depression when compared with methohexital as a single induction agent for ECT, increases serum BDNF and does not increase rates of post-ECT agitation. Ketamine use in ECT may have some benefits for some patients that are ...
Chronic administration of ketamine induces depression in Wistar rat, but does not affect sexual functionSchizophrenia is a mental disorder that is characterized by periodic shift in positive symptoms (conceptual disorganization, delusions, hallucinations, hyperactivity, stereotypy behaviour etc.) and negative...
Postpartum depression is a common complication of childbirth. In the last decade, it has been suggested that subdissociative-dose ketamine is a fast-acting antidepressant. We aimed to investigate the efficacy of low-dose ketamine administered during caesarean section in preventing postpartum depression...