BACKGROUND: Intranasal esketamine has recently emerged as an innovative treatment option for treatment-resistant depression (TRD). This retrospective, uncontrolled study aimed to evaluate the real-world effectiveness of esketamine in an naturalistic inpatient setting and explore demographic and clinical factors associated with treatment response. METHODS: We conducted a chart review of 101...
Intranasal esketamine (ESK) is a novel therapy option in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Patients with a history of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) non-response (ECT+) in the current episode have usually been excluded from previous studies. Data on the effectiveness of ESK in ECT non-responders are sparse. In this retrospective study, we investigated the effectiveness of...