Characteristics of patients expressing an interest in ketamine treatment: results of an online survey
Abstract
Off-label ketamine treatment has shown acute antidepressant effects that offer hope for patients with therapy-resistant depression.
However, its potential for integration into treatment algorithms is controversial, not least because the evidence base for maintenance treatment with repeated ketamine administration is currently weak.
Ketamine is also a drug of misuse, which has raised concerns regarding the target population.
Little is known about which patients would seek ketamine treatment if it were more widely available.
Citations
Veraart,Jolien; Smith-Apeldoorn,Sanne; Trueman, Hayley; De Boer, Marrit; Schoevers Robert A., McShane, Rupert. Characteristics of patients expressing an interest in ketamine treatment: results of an online survey. BJPsych Open (2018) 4, 389–392. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2018.51
Sponsorship: Supported by the NIHR. Funding support: NIHR Oxford Health Mental Health Biomedical Research Centre and Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care
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Metadata
Author(s): McShane, Rupert; Trueman, Hayley
Collection: 123456789/11, 123456789/437, 123456789/753, Oxford Health Improvement (OHI)
Subject(s): Ketamine, Oxford Health Improvement (OHI)Antidepressant Drugs
Format(s): Article
Date issued: 2018-04
ID: 61