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Clinical guidance on the use of esketamine nasal spray for patients with treatment resistant depression: A European Delphi consensus report.

European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology July 17, 2026 Allan H. Young, Bernhard T Baune, Beatrice Benatti et al.

Esketamine nasal spray (NS) is an established treatment for patients with treatment resistant depression (TRD). To further optimise real-world outcomes, consensus is needed regarding strategies to enhance patient outcomes and decision-making factors for pivotal timepoints in esketamine NS treatment. This modified Delphi panel (3 rounds) established expert consensus (≥80% agreement) from 30...

DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2026.112907 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Esketamine nasal spray Assessment patient outcome Decision-making shared Delphi method +1

Beyond Monoamines: Ketamine, Esketamine, and Classic Psychedelics in the Treatment of Depression

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) July 17, 2026 Bartosz Niciński, Magdalena Kloc, Ewa Wiench, Natasza Millan, Aleksandra Blicharz, Wojciech Kozdraś, Lidia Kozaczko, Gabriela Szewczyk, Elżbieta Bukowczan, Alicja Zając, Damian Broda, Alicja Benecka

Major depressive disorder is a highly burdensome psychiatric condition worldwide, and many patients do not achieve full remission after standard monoaminergic antidepressant treatment. This has contributed to growing interest in rapid-acting antidepressant interventionstargeting neurobiological pathways beyond traditional serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine mechanisms. This review...

Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor following oral esketamine in treatment-resistant depression: Results from a randomized placebo-controlled trial.

Journal of Affective Disorders July 16, 2026 Sara Massetti, Sanne Y Smith-Apeldoorn, Jolien K E Veraart et al.

Ketamine and its enantiomer esketamine are efficacious in 30-35% of the patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Increased serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) following treatment has been proposed as a potential biomarker of antidepressant response. This is based on studies evaluating single intravenous ketamine treatment. BDNF expression at different treatment schedules...

Is the reduction in suicidal ideation and deliberate self-harm during intranasal esketamine treatment independent of antidepressant response? A secondary, longitudinal analysis of a real-world TRD cohort with and without comorbid borderline personality disorder

Open MIND July 13, 2026 Vassilis Martiadis, Fabiola Raffone

In acute trials of intravenous and intranasal ketamine/esketamine, the rapid anti-suicidal effect appears to be at least partly independent of the overall antidepressant response. That question has, to our knowledge, never been examined in a real-world esketamine cohort followed for six months, nor in a sample enriched for comorbid borderline personality disorder (BPD), a population excluded...

Esketamine for treatment-resistant depression: Comparing two maintenance schedules in an observational real-world study

Research Square July 9, 2026 Samuel Westenhöfer, Yamina Ehrt, Barbora Provaznikova et al. preprint

Abstract Background : Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is associated with substantial clinical and socioeconomic burden. Intranasal esketamine has shown efficacy for TRD in clinical trials and real-world studies. However, evidence on optimal maintenance scheduling is limited. We therefore investigated whether two maintenance schedules differing in their inter-dose intervals were associated...

Real-world outcomes of intranasal esketamine and intravenous ketamine induction therapy for treatment-resistant depression in a community clinic: a retrospective cohort study

Frontiers in Psychiatry July 9, 2026 Patrice A. Bellanti, Jordan Lewis, Brian Seifferth et al.

Introduction Intravenous (IV) ketamine and intranasal esketamine are NMDA receptor antagonists used for treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Both have demonstrated efficacy in controlled trials, but observational evidence from real-world community settings is limited. Methods We conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study of adults aged 18 to 65 receiving induction therapy for TRD...

Effects of sub-anesthetic doses of esketamine on immune function and postoperative negative emotions in acoustic neuroma patients: a randomized clinical trial.

Annals of medicine July 3, 2026 Zheping Chen, Yaozhu Wang, Peilin Cong et al.

Patients undergoing acoustic neuroma (AN) surgery often experience postoperative negative emotions, including anxiety, depression, and immune function suppression. This trial evaluated whether perioperative sub-anesthetic esketamine improves early postoperative negative emotions and immune function. In this single-center, double-blind, randomized trial, 84 patients scheduled for AN surgery were...

Intranasal esketamine plus oral antidepressant for treatment-resistant depression: acute induction and maintenance relapse-prevention outcomes in a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Psychiatry July 3, 2026 Jingqiang Xie, Chunying Pu, Mingyue Sun

Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) remains a major clinical challenge. Intranasal esketamine, used adjunctively with an oral antidepressant, has been evaluated in randomized trials, but uncertainty persists regarding the magnitude and consistency of benefit, durability, and key harms. This systematic review and meta-analysis included randomized controlled trials comparing intranasal...