This clinical review (2016) examines the fasting-acting effects of ketamine for alleviating symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD), with regard to its administration method, its safety profile, and its general effects on suicidal ideation, anhedonia, cognition. It also examines which patient profiles predict the most effective response duration while highlighting that the manifestation of depressive symptoms make it challenging to predict the efficacy of ketamine, and although further research is underway to elucidate the role of genetic, central neurobiological, and peripheral measures, it is still too early to recommend their adoption in clinical practice.
- Published
- Journal
- Evidence-Based Mental Health
- Authors
- Schwartz, J., Murrough, J. W., Iosifescu, D. V.