It is Possible Find an Antidepressant with Faster Onset of Action? Ketamine: Promise or Reality?
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2014-09-24Tipo de documento
articleÁrea/s de conocimiento
PsicologíaMateria/s Unesco
3201.05 Psicología ClínicaResumen
Monoaminergic antidepressants have a delay in the onset of response
that needs alternatives. Sub anesthetic doses of ketamine, a NMDA receptor
antagonist, show a rapid-acting antidepressant effect in Major Depressive
Disorder (MDD) and in bipolar depression, and improve suicidal ideation.
However, for ketamine routinely use as antidepressant, more clinical research
on the relation risks and benefits is needed to decide if ketamine is a promise
or a reality