More than 5 million Americans would be eligible for psychedelic …
8 hours ago · These findings indicate that anywhere from 56 to 62% of the individuals being treated for MDD and TRD— roughly 5.1 to 5.6 million people—would be eligible for PSIL-AT and could benefit from it ...
New Hope for Rapid-Acting Depression Treatment - NIMH
Oct 24, 2024 · One of these is the medication ketamine, which numerous NIMH-funded studies have shown has fact-acting and lasting effects in people with mood disorders like depression. Credit: Jeniffer Fontan. The discovery of ketamine has been a game changer for people with severe depression, who often need rapid relief from life-threatening symptoms.
July 2019 to June 2023 saw increase in OD deaths with ketamine …
2 days ago · Among the decedents in whom ketamine was detected, 34.8, 71.3, and 73.7 percent were aged 25 to 34 years, were male, and were non-Hispanic whites, respectively. There was an increase in the number ...
Illicit ketamine on the rise in the US, research suggests | CNN
May 24, 2023 · A growing supply of illicit ketamine is making its way to the United States, new research suggests, fueling concerns about an increase in nonmedical use.
FDA Issues Warning Over Misuse of Ketamine Therapy
Oct 11, 2023 · The Food and Drug Administration issued an alert on Tuesday about the dangers of treating psychiatric disorders with compounded versions of ketamine, a powerful anesthetic that has become...
Ketamine economy: New mental health clinics pop up with few rules ... - NPR
Jan 30, 2024 · Ketamine, approved as an anesthetic in 1970, is emerging as a major alternative mental health treatment. But more than 500 clinics have popped up with little regulation, and treatment varies...
Ketamine found effective in treating severe depression - Harvard …
May 31, 2023 · A new study finds ketamine as effective as electroconvulsive therapy (without its major side effects) for the treatment of nonpsychotic, treatment-resistant depression.
Ketamine clinics for mental health are popping up across ... - NBC News
Jan 4, 2023 · Ketamine clinics offer people pricey infusions of the drug. Some experts are concerned that the unregulated industry could be risky. An inhaled version of the drug is approved for severe...
Cracking the Ketamine Code - National Institute of Mental Health …
Oct 27, 2023 · Many patients experience short-lived disorienting, psychedelic symptoms on ketamine, and there’s a risk for misuse. Further, ketamine’s intravenous delivery requirement can make it expensive and inconvenient. There are also concerns about ketamine’s safety and the effects of its long-term use.
Ketamine Shows Promise for Hard-to-Treat Depression in ...
May 26, 2023 · A new study suggests that, for some patients, the anesthetic ketamine is a promising alternative to electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, currently one of the quickest and most effective therapies...