Comparison of Rapid Antidepressant and Antisuicidal Effects of Intramuscular Ketamine, Oral Ketamine, and Electroconvulsive Therapy in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology November 1, 2020 Dorna Kheirabadi, Gholam Reza Kheirabadi, Zahra Mirlohi et al. 49 citations
Abstract Purpose/Background This study was devised to compare the antidepressant and antisuicidal effects of oral and intramuscular (IM) ketamine versus electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Methods/Procedures In our pilot study, 45 patients with major depressive disorder (based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, criteria) in the age range of 18 to 70 years who...