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Efficacy and Safety of Ketamine vs Electroconvulsive Therapy Among Patients With Major Depressive Episode: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

open access: yesJAMA psychiatry, 2022
Importance Whether ketamine is as effective as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) among patients with major depressive episode remains unknown. Objective To systematically review and meta-analyze data about clinical efficacy and safety for ketamine and ...
T. Rhee   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pharmacological and behavioral divergence of ketamine enantiomers: implications for abuse liability

open access: yesMolecular Psychiatry, 2021
Ketamine, a racemic mixture of (S)-ketamine and (R)-ketamine enantiomers, has been used as an anesthetic, analgesic and more recently, as an antidepressant.
J. Bonaventura   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sleep quality among individuals with ketamine use and the mediating role of craving

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2020
Sleep problems are common in Taiwan. Poor sleep may be associated with many illnesses, including substance use disorders. Ketamine use disorder has significantly increased in Taiwan in recent years and may lead to physical and cognitive problems. Craving
Cheng-Fang Yen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ketamine for pain [PDF]

open access: yesF1000Research, 2017
The efficacy of theN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist ketamine as an analgesic agent is still under debate, especially for indications such as chronic pain. To understand the efficacy of ketamine for relief of pain, we performed a literature search for relevant narrative and systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Kelly Jonkman   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Microglial ERK-NRBP1-CREB-BDNF signaling in sustained antidepressant actions of (R)-ketamine

open access: yesMolecular Psychiatry, 2021
(R,S)-ketamine elicits rapid-acting and sustained antidepressant actions in treatment-resistant patients with depression. (R)-ketamine produces longer-lasting antidepressant effects than (S)-ketamine in rodents; however, the precise molecular mechanisms ...
W. Yao   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ketamine infusion as a sedative-analgesic in severe ARDS (KISS)

open access: yesJournal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2021
Rationale Ketamine has been used as a sedative analgesic in trauma setting, but data regarding its efficacy and safety is lacking in severe ARDS.
Ramakanth Pata   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determination of Diffusion Kinetics of Ketamine in Brain Tissue: Implications for in vitro Mechanistic Studies of Drug Actions

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroscience, 2021
Ketamine has been in use for over 50 years as a general anesthetic, acting primarily through blockade of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in the brain. Recent studies have demonstrated that ketamine also acts as a potent and rapid-acting antidepressant ...
Zachary Geiger   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A survey of drug liking and cravings in patients using sublingual or intranasal ketamine for treatment resistant depression: A preliminary evaluation of real world addictive potential

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
Ketamine has gained rapid popularity as a treatment option for treatment resistant depression (TRD). Though seen only in limited contexts, ketamine is a potential drug of abuse, addiction and diversion.
Brittany Chubbs   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ketamine for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders: comprehensive systematic review

open access: yesBJPsych Open, 2021
Background In the past two decades, subanaesthetic doses of ketamine have been demonstrated to have rapid and sustained antidepressant effects, and accumulating research has demonstrated ketamine's therapeutic effects for a range of psychiatric ...
Z. Walsh   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Activation of σ1-Receptors by R-Ketamine May Enhance the Antidepressant Effect of S-Ketamine

open access: yesBiomedicines, 2023
Ketamine is a racemic mixture composed of two enantiomers, S-ketamine and R-ketamine. In preclinical studies, both enantiomers have exhibited antidepressant effects, but these effects are attributed to distinct pharmacological activities.
Hans O. Kalkman
doaj   +1 more source

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