2020
8 citations Research paper

Single, Repeated, and Maintenance Ketamine Infusions for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Jennifer L. Phillips, Sandhaya Norris, Jeanne Talbot, Meagan Birmingham, Taylor Hatchard, Abigail Ortiz,

Abstract

(Reprinted with permission from The American Journal of Psychiatry 2019; 176:401-409).

Topics

Mental Health Research Topics Treatment of Major Depression Tryptophan and brain disorders

Categories

Health Sciences Medicine Pharmacology

Tags

Alternative medicine Anesthesia Antidepressant Clinical trial Cognition Crossover study Depression (economics) Economics Hippocampus Internal medicine Ketamine Macroeconomics Major depressive disorder Mathematics Medicine Midazolam Pathology Placebo Psychiatry Randomized controlled trial Repeated measures design Sedation Statistics Treatment-resistant depression
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