Rapid antidepressant effect of S-ketamine in schizophrenia.
European Neuropsychopharmacology August 2018 Lucie Bartova, Konstantinos Papageorgiou, Ivan Milenkovic et al.
Rapid anti-suicidal and antidepressant effects of ketamine have repeatedly been confirmed in unipolar and bipolar depression. Although meaningful antidepressant efficacy of ketamine has also been shown in depressed patients with a history of psychotic symptoms, its administration in psychotic disorders has largely been neglected due to its potential to exacerbate dissociative or psychotic...
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2018.05.007 (opens in new tab)
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Ketamine
Post-psychotic depression
Schizophrenia