Ketamine, an N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonist first developed as an anesthetic, has shown significant promise as a medication with rapid antidepressant …
Abstract Background and Aims Ketamine and esketamine have garnered interest in both psychiatric research and clinical practice for treatment-resistant depression (TRD). In this …
J Swainson, RK Thomas, S Archer… - Expert review of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD) is a common and burdensome condition with poor outcomes and few treatment options. Esketamine is the S …
Background There is an urgent need to develop additional treatment strategies for patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). The rapid but short-lived antidepressant effects of …
Although the efficacy of racemate ketamine, a rapid onset and sustained antidepressant, for patients with treatment-resistant depression was a serendipitous finding, clinical use of …
K Hashimoto - Psychological Medicine, 2016 - cambridge.org
I read with great interest the recent article by Kishimoto et al.(2016) about meta-analysis of the antidepressant effects of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA-R) antagonist …
Ketamine and its enantiomer S-ketamine (esketamine) are promising candidates to produce a rapid-onset antidepressant effect in treatment-resistant depression. Ketamine causes …
S Chaki - Current neuropharmacology, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Ketamine has been reported to exert rapid and sustained antidepressant effects in patients with depression, including patients with treatment-resistant depression …
The robust antidepressant effects of (R, S)-ketamine are among the most important discoveries in mood research over the last half century. Off-label use of (R, S)-ketamine …