Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Ketamine is an option in children as the sole anesthetic for minor procedures or as an induction agent followed by neuromuscular blocker and tracheal intubation. [42] In particular, children with cyanotic heart disease and neuromuscular disorders are good candidates for ketamine anesthesia.
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) is the use of prescribed doses of ketamine as an adjunct to psychotherapy sessions. KAP shows significant potential in treating mental disorders such as treatment-resistant depression (TRD), anxiety , obsessive–compulsive disorders (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), and other conditions. [ 1 ]
You may have also heard of ketamine therapy, which uses ketamine, a drug that was originally used as an animal anesthetic, administered in a clinical setting to improve mental health symptoms.
Dr. Mandel: There are about 170 clinical studies on ketamine therapy for depression and other mental health conditions. The results that have been published, about 70 studies, have been ...
The researchers looked at data on 424 people with treatment-resistant depression who were treated between November 2017 and May 2021 at three ketamine infusion clinics in Virginia that specialize ...
After the publication of the NIH-run antidepressant clinical trial, clinics began opening in which the intravenous ketamine is given for depression. [5] [6] This practice is an off label use of IV ketamine in the United States, though the intranasal version of esketamine has been approved by the FDA for treatment of depression [5] [7] In 2015 there were about 60 such clinics in the US; the ...
Evidence is growing for the use of atypical psychedelics such as ketamine for treating depression in terminally ill patients, with repeated IV administration having the most therapeutic effect. [64] These studies did not have any patients experience any serious adverse effects; however, ketamine-induced ulcerative cystitis is a concern for ...
Ketamine can quickly ease depression and soothe suicidal thoughts in the short term, research has revealed. Analysis of 83 research papers showed that patients’ symptoms were reduced in just one ...