Synthesizing the evidence for ketamine and esketamine in treatment-resistant depression: an international expert opinion on the available evidence and …

RS McIntyre, JD Rosenblat… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Replicated international studies have underscored the human and societal costs associated
with major depressive disorder. Despite the proven efficacy of monoamine-based …

Side-effects associated with ketamine use in depression: a systematic review

B Short, J Fong, V Galvez, W Shelker… - The Lancet Psychiatry, 2018 - thelancet.com
This is the first systematic review of the safety of ketamine in the treatment of depression
after single and repeated doses. We searched MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO, and …

Targeting glutamate signalling in depression: progress and prospects

JW Murrough, CG Abdallah, SJ Mathew - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2017 - nature.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is severely disabling, and current treatments have limited
efficacy. The glutamate N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonist ketamine was …

Ketamine as an antidepressant: overview of its mechanisms of action and potential predictive biomarkers

D Matveychuk, RK Thomas… - Therapeutic …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Ketamine, a drug introduced in the 1960s as an anesthetic agent and still used for that
purpose, has garnered marked interest over the past two decades as an emerging treatment …

International pooled patient-level meta-analysis of ketamine infusion for depression: in search of clinical moderators

RB Price, N Kissel, A Baumeister, R Rohac… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Depression is disabling and highly prevalent. Intravenous (IV) ketamine displays rapid-onset
antidepressant properties, but little is known regarding which patients are most likely to …

Ketamine treatment for depression: a review

M Yavi, H Lee, ID Henter, LT Park, CA Zarate Jr - Discover mental health, 2022 - Springer
This manuscript reviews the clinical evidence regarding single-dose intravenous (IV)
administration of the novel glutamatergic modulator racemic (R, S)-ketamine (hereafter …

Ketamine versus midazolam in bipolar depression with suicidal thoughts: A pilot midazolam‐controlled randomized clinical trial

MF Grunebaum, SP Ellis, JG Keilp, VK Moitra… - Bipolar …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To evaluate feasibility and effects of a sub‐anesthetic infusion dose of ketamine
versus midazolam on suicidal ideation in bipolar depression. Neurocognitive, blood and …

Altered peripheral immune profiles in treatment-resistant depression: response to ketamine and prediction of treatment outcome

DD Kiraly, SR Horn, NT Van Dam, S Costi… - Translational …, 2017 - nature.com
A subset of patients with depression have elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines, and
some studies demonstrate interaction between inflammatory factors and treatment outcome …

The effects of ketamine on cognition in treatment-resistant depression: a systematic review and priority avenues for future research

H Gill, B Gill, NB Rodrigues, O Lipsitz… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Replicated evidence has documented cognitive deficits in populations with treatment-
resistant depression (TRD). Approximately 40% of patients with MDD present with …

Pharmacological targeting of cognitive impairment in depression: recent developments and challenges in human clinical research

MJ Colwell, H Tagomori, S Chapman… - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
Impaired cognition is often overlooked in the clinical management of depression, despite its
association with poor psychosocial functioning and reduced clinical engagement. There is …