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Proceed with caution: off-label ketamine treatment for major depressive disorder.

Authors :
Sisti D
Segal AG
Thase ME
Source :
Current psychiatry reports [Curr Psychiatry Rep] 2014 Dec; Vol. 16 (12), pp. 527.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

Ketamine offers a promising new option for the treatment of depression, but its increasing off-label use is ethically and clinically inappropriate at the moment.

Subjects

Subjects :
Humans
Off-Label Use ethics
Depressive Disorder, Major drug therapy
Ketamine administration & dosage
Ketamine adverse effects
Ketamine pharmacology
Off-Label Use standards
Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate antagonists & inhibitors

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1535-1645
Volume :
16
Issue :
12
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Current psychiatry reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
25308395
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-014-0527-z
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