Low-dose intravenous infusions of ketamine, a general anesthetic used in minor surgeries, given over a long period are an effective treatment for depression, Mayo Clinic researchers found. The study is published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology.
About a decade ago researchers discovered...
Many chronically depressed and treatment-resistant patients experience immediate relief from symptoms after taking small amounts of the drug ketamine. For a decade, scientists have been trying to explain the observation first made at Yale University. Today, current evidence suggests that the...
Exercise it out; ketamine is in. Take a look at some of the discoveries in depression research this week—we've got blood tests and guilt signals gone haywire and a reason it may be better to skip the therapist's office and opt instead for a phone session. As always with this kind of stuff...