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The Effect of a Single Dose of Intravenous Ketamine on Suicidal Ideation: A Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis
Wilkinson ST, Ballard ED, Bloch MH, Mathew SJ, Murrough JW, Feder A, Sos P, Wang G, Zarate CA, Sanacora G. The Effect of a Single Dose of Intravenous Ketamine on Suicidal Ideation: A Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2017, 175: 150-158. PMID: 28969441, PMCID: PMC5794524, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17040472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual participant dataLong-term safetySuicidal ideationKetamine effectsSingle doseParticipant dataSuicide itemOutcome measuresSystematic reviewIndividual Participant Data Meta-AnalysisLimited treatment optionsPrimary outcome measureSelf-reported outcome measuresData Meta-AnalysisIntravenous ketaminePublic health crisisKetamine administrationTreatment optionsQIDS-SRDepressed patientsDepressive symptomsIntervention studiesKetamineMeta-AnalysisSuicidal thoughts
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Effects of Ketamine in Treatment-Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Bloch MH, Wasylink S, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Panza KE, Billingslea E, Leckman JF, Krystal JH, Bhagwagar Z, Sanacora G, Pittenger C. Effects of Ketamine in Treatment-Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 72: 964-970. PMID: 22784486, PMCID: PMC3667652, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.05.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderKetamine infusionDepression symptomsLow-dose ketamine infusionTreatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorderOCD symptomsPathogenesis of OCDIncomplete symptom reliefTreatment-Refractory ObsessiveOpen-label trialRapid antidepressant effectsAspartate glutamate receptorsEffects of ketaminePotent noncompetitive antagonistGlutamate abnormalitiesAntidepressant effectsAntidepressant responseSymptom reliefKetamine effectsComorbid depressionAcute effectsGlutamate receptorsDepressive symptomsNoncompetitive antagonistInfusion