Is ketamine safe for individuals in higher level of care treatment for eating disorders? Analysis of safety of subanesthetic ketamine in 104 patients.
Journal of psychiatric research August 1, 2025 Elizabeth Wassenaar, Dan V Blalock, Alan Duffy et al. 4 citations
Ketamine is safe for patients with eating disorders who also have treatment-resistant depression or bipolar depression, even when medical or nutritional instability is present due to disordered eating. A retrospective analysis of 104 patients receiving higher levels of care for their eating disorder found no safety concerns with ketamine treatment. The findings indicate that ketamine can be used with medical monitoring in this challenging population, despite the complications of malnutrition and other behaviors that often accompany eating disorders.