Rapid response with ketamine on suicidal cognition in resistant depression

Rapid response with ketamine on suicidal cognition in resistant depression

Context: Suicidal ideation in depressed patients is a serious and emergent condition that requires urgent intervention. Intravenous ketamine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonist, has shown rapid antidepressant effects, making it a potentially attractive candidate for depressed patients with su...

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Main Authors: Rajarshi Guha Thakurta, Ranjan Das, Amit Kumar Bhattacharya, Debasish Saha, Sreyashi Sen, Om Prakash Singh, Bikash Bisui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Subjects:
Glutamate
ketamine
suicidal cognition
treatment-resistant depression
Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2012;volume=34;issue=2;spage=170;epage=175;aulast=Thakurta

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