Effects of Low-Dose Ketamine on the Antidepressant Efficacy and Suicidal Ideations in Patients Undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy.
Journal of ECT January 6, 2020 Qibin Chen, Jun Dong, Jie Luo et al. 22 citations
OBJECTIVES It remains controversial whether a subanesthetic dose of ketamine could modulate the antidepressant effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in patients with major depressive disorder. We investigated the effect of ketamine on accelerating the antidepressant efficacy of ECT. METHODS One hundred twenty-seven patients with major depressive disorder were included in this randomized,...