Synthesizing the evidence for ketamine and esketamine in treatment-resistant depression: an international expert opinion on the available evidence and …

RS McIntyre, JD Rosenblat… - American Journal of …, 2021 - psychiatryonline.org
Replicated international studies have underscored the human and societal costs associated
with major depressive disorder. Despite the proven efficacy of monoamine-based …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacotherapy of anxiety disorders: current and emerging treatment options

A Garakani, JW Murrough, RC Freire, RP Thom… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent psychiatric disorders and a leading cause of
disability. While there continues to be expansive research in posttraumatic stress disorder …

Comparative efficacy of racemic ketamine and esketamine for depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Bahji, GH Vazquez, CA Zarate Jr - Journal of affective disorders, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Ketamine appears to have a therapeutic role in certain mental disorders, most
notably depression. However, the comparative performance of different formulations of …

Management of treatment-resistant depression: challenges and strategies

D Voineskos, ZJ Daskalakis… - … disease and treatment, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is a subset of Major Depressive Disorder
which does not respond to traditional and first-line therapeutic options. There are several …

Ketamine and ketamine metabolite pharmacology: insights into therapeutic mechanisms

P Zanos, R Moaddel, PJ Morris, LM Riggs… - Pharmacological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ketamine, a racemic mixture consisting of (S)-and (R)-ketamine, has been in clinical use
since 1970. Although best characterized for its dissociative anesthetic properties, ketamine …

Efficacy and safety of intranasal esketamine for the rapid reduction of symptoms of depression and suicidality in patients at imminent risk for suicide: results of a double …

CM Canuso, JB Singh, M Fedgchin… - American journal of …, 2018 - psychiatryonline.org
Objective: The authors compared the efficacy of standard-of-care treatment plus intranasal
esketamine or placebo for rapid reduction of symptoms of major depression, including …

Ketamine: mechanisms and relevance to treatment of depression

JW Kim, K Suzuki, ET Kavalali… - Annual review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of suicide in the world. Monoamine-
based antidepressant drugs are a primary line of treatment for this mental disorder, although …

Side-effects associated with ketamine use in depression: a systematic review

B Short, J Fong, V Galvez, W Shelker… - The Lancet Psychiatry, 2018 - thelancet.com
This is the first systematic review of the safety of ketamine in the treatment of depression
after single and repeated doses. We searched MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO, and …

Psychedelics in psychiatry: neuroplastic, immunomodulatory, and neurotransmitter mechanisms

A Inserra, D De Gregorio, G Gobbi - Pharmacological Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Mounting evidence suggests safety and efficacy of psychedelic compounds as potential
novel therapeutics in psychiatry. Ketamine has been approved by the Food and Drug …

Ketamine and depression: a narrative review

A Corriger, G Pickering - Drug design, development and therapy, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Depression is the third leading cause of disability in the world. Depressive symptoms may
be reduced within several weeks after the start of conventional antidepressants, but …