Abstract:Better intervention strategies for patients with treatment-resistant depression are greatly needed. McIntyre and colleagues 1 set out to investigate the effectiveness of intravenous (IV) ketamine through a chart review of 201 such outpatients who all received four IV ketamine infusions over one-to-two weeks. They concluded that IV ketamine was effective in treating anxiety, irritability, agitation (AIA) and suicidal ideation (SI) in adults with treatment-resistant mood disorders and suggested that IV ketamine … Show more
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