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Kevin Swiatek

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New use for an old drug: oral ketamine for treatment-resistant depression

BMJ Case Reports August 3, 2016 Kevin Swiatek, Kim M. Jordan, Julie H Coffman 17 citations

Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is a disabling disorder that can interfere with a patient's capacity to understand and participate in medical care and thus negatively impact individual morbidity and mortality. Hospitalised patients with TRD may require rapid alleviation of severe symptomatology, particularly when suicidal or if unable to participate in care decisions. Ketamine is well...