Case report: Maintaining altered states of consciousness over repeated ketamine infusions may be key to facilitate long-lasting antidepressant effects: some initial lessons from a personalized-dosing single-case study.
Front Psychiatry – October 25, 2023
Source: PubMed Central
Summary
Could the unique mental state experienced during ketamine infusions be key to lasting depression relief? A recent personalized single-case study explored this. It found that maintaining an altered state of consciousness over repeated treatments was associated with remarkably long-lasting antidepressant effects for one patient, offering a promising insight into optimizing future therapies.
Abstract
Case report: Maintaining altered states of consciousness over repeated ketamine infusions may be key to facilitate long-lasting antidepressant effects: some initial lessons from a personalized-dosing single-case study.