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
AI-extracted from the abstract| 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 |
| Citations | 1 |
| 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