This review (2017) examines synaptic deficits associated with chronic stress and persisting symptoms of PTSD and characterizes the rapid efficacy of ketamine via mechanisms that open up a window of increased neuroplasticity and enable cognitive and behavioral therapies to treat patients more effectively.
- Published
- Journal
- Current Psychiatry Reports
- Authors
- Krystal, J. H., Abdallah, C. G., Averill, L. A., Kelmendi, B., Harpaz-Rotem, I., Sanacora, G., Southwick, S. M., Duman, R. S.