Ketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Gateway to Novel Treatment Approaches
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services October 1, 2018 Barbara J. Limandri
Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is a disabling and demoralizing phenomenon for patients and clinicians. For many years, treatment for depression has relied on the monoamine theory, with medications limited in efficacy and requiring prolonged use before any therapeutic effects are evident. The current article reviews novel approaches to pharmacological treatment of TRD, including...