RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Nierengarten, Mary Beth
T1 Single-Dose Ketamine Associated with Rapid Improvement of Depressive Symptoms
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2014
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 8
SP 17
OP 18
DO 10.1177/155989771408009
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/8/17.abstract
AB Data from a randomized clinical trial show that patients with moderate to severe depressive symptoms treated with a single dose of ketamine show rapid improvement of depressive symptoms compared to patients treated with a psychoactive placebo control. This article discusses outcomes of the Antidepressant Efficacy of Ketamine in Treatment-Resistant Major Depression: A Two-Site Randomized Controlled Trial [Murrough JA et al. Am J Psychiatry 2013].