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Ketamines for Treatment Resistant Depression in Patients with Chronic Pain and Opioid Use

Michael Hart, Zack Z. Cernovsky

Archives of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 2019 DOI: 10.22259/2638-5201.0202008 (opens in new tab)

Study at a glance

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Characteristics Peer reviewed
Population Patients with history of chronic pain and treatment-resistant major depression
Intervention Ketamine
Topics Depression Esketamine Ketamine
Keywords Depression economics Chronic pain Opioid Receptor
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Key points Ketamine may be effective for treating major depression in patients with a history of chronic pain who have not responded to standard antidepressants.

Abstract

present study extends the application of ketamine to patients with history of not only chronic