The paper "In PTSD, Evidence That a Single Ketamine Infusion May Enhance Extinction of Recalled Traumatic Memories" by Or Duek, PhD, assistant professor adjunct in psychiatry, and Ilan Harpaz-Rotem, PhD, professor of psychiatry and of psychology, has been named a 2023 Leading Research Achievement by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF).
The paper, published June 3, 2023 in Neuropsychopharmacology, generated evidence that a single ketamine infusion may enhance extinction of traumatic memories, following their initial retrieval, in PTSD patients. Ketamine combined with talk therapy is a potential novel future intervention for PTSD and anxiety disorders, the researchers concluded.
The paper's other authors from Yale are Nachshon Korem, Yutong Li, Ben Kelmendi, Shelley Amen, Charles Gordon, Madison Milne, John H. Krystal, and Ifat Levy.
The paper qualified for recognition because Harpaz-Rotem is a 2015 BBRF Independent Investigator. BBRF annually recognizes papers prepared by BBRF Grantees, Prize Winners, and Scientific Council Members in its leading research achievements list.