Empowering understanding: navigating consent to ketamine treatment in adolescent mental health.
Frontiers in Psychiatry 2024 Aakash Sathappan, Benjamin Yudkoff 3 citations
The rising prevalence of mental health disorders in adolescents, compounded by treatment resistance, underscores the need for innovative interventions. Ketamine, recognized for its rapid antidepressant and anti-suicidal effects in adults, has recently emerged as a potential treatment for adolescents with treatment-resistant depression and suicidality. This paper aims to highlight key elements...
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1433348 (opens in new tab)
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Informed consent
Ketamine therapy
Adolescent mental health
Medical ethics
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