Ketamine May Relieve Depression Quickly For Those With Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Disorder, National Institute of Mental Health Study

EurekAlert! -- A single intravenous dose of the anesthetic agent ketamine appears to reduce symptoms of depression within 40 minutes among those with bipolar disorder who have not responded to other treatments, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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