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Ketamine treatment for depression in an adolescent
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7567
pISSN - 1527-8395
DOI - 10.1002/cpu.30241
Subject(s) - ketamine , depression (economics) , citation , psychopharmacology , psychiatry , major depressive disorder , depressive symptoms , psychology , medicine , world wide web , computer science , anxiety , economics , macroeconomics , cognition
Ketamine has been used effectively for adults with major depressive disorder (MDD), studies have found. Although results of the medication, which is administered via infusion, only last a few days, some research suggests that treatments three times a week may prolong the effects.