New and emerging approaches to treat psychiatric disorders

KW Scangos, MW State, AH Miller, JT Baker… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Psychiatric disorders are highly prevalent, often devastating diseases that negatively impact
the lives of millions of people worldwide. Although their etiological and diagnostic …

Brain-based correlates of antidepressant response to ketamine: a comprehensive systematic review of neuroimaging studies

GC Medeiros, M Matheson, I Demo, MJ Reid… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Ketamine is an effective antidepressant, but there is substantial variability in patient
response and the precise mechanism of action is unclear. Neuroimaging can provide …

Measuring acute effects of subanesthetic ketamine on cerebrovascular hemodynamics in humans using TD-fNIRS

A Castillo, J Dubois, RM Field, F Fishburn… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Quantifying neural activity in natural conditions (ie conditions comparable to the standard
clinical patient experience) during the administration of psychedelics may further our …

Rapid neuroplasticity changes and response to intravenous ketamine: a randomized controlled trial in treatment-resistant depression

J Kopelman, TA Keller, B Panny, A Griffo… - Translational …, 2023 - nature.com
Intravenous ketamine is posited to rapidly reverse depression by rapidly enhancing
neuroplasticity. In human patients, we quantified gray matter microstructural changes on a …

Intrinsic connectivity networks of glutamate-mediated antidepressant response: a neuroimaging review

I Demchenko, VK Tassone, SH Kennedy… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Conventional monoamine-based pharmacotherapy, considered the first-line treatment for
major depressive disorder (MDD), has several challenges, including high rates of non …

EEG-vigilance regulation is associated with and predicts ketamine response in major depressive disorder

CT Ip, M de Bardeci, G Kronenberg, LH Pinborg… - Translational …, 2024 - nature.com
Ketamine offers promising new therapeutic options for difficult-to-treat depression. The
efficacy of treatment response, including ketamine, has been intricately linked to EEG …

Integrated analysis of the chemical-material basis and molecular mechanisms for the classic herbal formula of Lily Bulb and Rehmannia Decoction in alleviating …

H Zhang, X Xue, J Pan, X Song, X Chang, Q Mao… - Chinese medicine, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Lily Bulb and Rehmannia Decoction (LBRD), is a traditional Chinese
formula that has been shown to be safe and effective against depression; however, its …

Clinical pharmacological innovation in the treatment of depression

JM Witkin, LK Golani, JL Smith - Expert Review of Clinical …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Deficiencies in standard of care antidepressants are driving novel drug
discovery. A new age of antidepressant medications has emerged with the introduction of …

Changes in white matter microstructure following serial ketamine infusions in treatment resistant depression

B Taraku, RP Woods, M Boucher… - Human Brain …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ketamine produces fast‐acting antidepressant effects in treatment resistant depression
(TRD). Though prior studies report ketamine‐related changes in brain activity in TRD …

An integrative approach to ketamine therapy may enhance multiple dimensions of efficacy: improving therapeutic outcomes with treatment resistant depression

SA Muscat, G Hartelius, CR Crouch… - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Research over the last two decades has established ketamine as a safe, effective, fast-
acting, and sustained antidepressant that significantly reduces adverse symptoms …