Open AccessComparison of efficacy of ketamine versus thiopentone-assisted modified electroconvulsive therapy in major depression
Author(s) -
Amit Jagtiani,
Hitesh Khurana,
Naveen Malhotra
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_386_18
Subject(s) - electroconvulsive therapy , ketamine , major depressive disorder , anesthesia , anesthetic , antidepressant , beck depression inventory , treatment resistant depression , depression (economics) , psychology , anesthetic agent , medicine , psychiatry , cognition , electroconvulsive shock , anxiety , economics , macroeconomics
It is well known that depression improves faster with electroconvulsive treatment (ECT) than with antidepressant medications. N-methyl-D-aspartate-receptor antagonists (ketamine) have been shown to have rapid antidepressant effects when given as an intravenous infusion. Faster recovery with ECT is likely when used with ketamine as anesthetic.