Real-world effectiveness of ketamine in treatment-resistant depression: A systematic review & meta-analysis

Y Alnefeesi, D Chen-Li, E Krane, MY Jawad… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ketamine is a promising therapeutic option in treatment-resistant depression (TRD). The
acute efficacy of ketamine in TRD has been demonstrated in replicated randomised …

Neural basis of major depressive disorder: Beyond monoamine hypothesis

S Boku, S Nakagawa, H Toda… - Psychiatry and clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The monoamine hypothesis has been accepted as the most common hypothesis of major
depressive disorder (MDD) for a long period because of its simplicity and understandability …

Ketamine and other NMDA antagonists: early clinical trials and possible mechanisms in depression

DJ Newport, LL Carpenter… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: The authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of ketamine and
other N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists in the treatment of major …

The use of ketamine as an antidepressant: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

CM Coyle, KR Laws - Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The current meta‐analysis examines the effects of ketamine infusion on
depressive symptoms over time in major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder …

The role of ketamine in treatment-resistant depression: a systematic review

G Serafini, RH Howland, F Rovedi… - Current …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: At least 10-20% of the patients suffering from depression meet criteria for
treatment-resistant depression (TRD). In the last decades, an important role of glutamate in …

Ketamine for depression: where do we go from here?

M Aan Het Rot, CA Zarate Jr, DS Charney… - Biological psychiatry, 2012 - Elsevier
Since publication of the first randomized controlled trial describing rapid antidepressant
effects of ketamine, several reports have confirmed the potential utility of this dissociative …

Ketamine for treatment-resistant unipolar depression: current evidence

SJ Mathew, A Shah, K Lapidus, C Clark, N Jarun… - CNS drugs, 2012 - Springer
Currently available drugs for unipolar major depressive disorder (MDD), which target
monoaminergic systems, have a delayed onset of action andsignificant limitations in …

Ketamine and the next generation of antidepressants with a rapid onset of action

R Machado-Vieira, G Salvadore… - Pharmacology & …, 2009 - Elsevier
Existing treatments for major depressive disorder (MDD) usually take weeks to months to
achieve their antidepressant effects, and a significant number of patients do not have …

Glutamatergic modulators: the future of treating mood disorders?

C Zarate, R Machado-Vieira, I Henter… - Harvard review of …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder are common,
chronic, and recurrent conditions affecting millions of individuals worldwide. Existing …

Ketamine treatment reverses behavioral and physiological alterations induced by chronic mild stress in rats

LSB Garcia, CM Comim, SS Valvassori… - Progress in Neuro …, 2009 - Elsevier
Several studies have supported the idea that ionotropic glutamate N-methyl-d-aspartate
receptor (NMDA) is an important player in the etiology of psychopathologies, such as anxiety …