2024
Ketamine vs Electroconvulsive Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression
Jha M, Wilkinson S, Krishnan K, Collins K, Sanacora G, Murrough J, Goes F, Altinay M, Aloysi A, Asghar-Ali A, Barnett B, Chang L, Costi S, Malone D, Nikayin S, Nissen S, Ostroff R, Reti I, Wolski K, Wang D, Hu B, Mathew S, Anand A. Ketamine vs Electroconvulsive Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2417786. PMID: 38916891, PMCID: PMC11200139, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.17786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-resistant depressionQIDS-SR16 scoresElectroconvulsive therapy groupElectroconvulsive therapyQIDS-SR16Measure of premorbid intelligencePosttraumatic stress disorder diagnosisTrial of electroconvulsive therapyNonpsychotic depressive episodeImpaired memory recallAssociated with differential improvementStress disorder diagnosisIntravenous ketamineEnd-of-treatment visitInfusion of ketamineMADRS scorePremorbid intelligenceResistant depressionDepressive episodeMeasures mixed-effects modelsFalse discovery rate adjustmentDisorder diagnosisMemory recallSevere depressionDifferential improvement
2023
Treatment‐resistant depression: definition, prevalence, detection, management, and investigational interventions
McIntyre R, Alsuwaidan M, Baune B, Berk M, Demyttenaere K, Goldberg J, Gorwood P, Ho R, Kasper S, Kennedy S, Ly-Uson J, Mansur R, McAllister-Williams R, Murrough J, Nemeroff C, Nierenberg A, Rosenblat J, Sanacora G, Schatzberg A, Shelton R, Stahl S, Trivedi M, Vieta E, Vinberg M, Williams N, Young A, Maj M. Treatment‐resistant depression: definition, prevalence, detection, management, and investigational interventions. World Psychiatry 2023, 22: 394-412. PMID: 37713549, PMCID: PMC10503923, DOI: 10.1002/wps.21120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment-resistant depressionTranscranial magnetic stimulationEuropean Medicines AgencyIntravenous ketamineManagement of TRDRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationOlanzapine-fluoxetine combinationSecond-generation antipsychoticsSignificant symptomatic reliefManual-based psychotherapiesSerious public health implicationsTheta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulationQuality of carePublic health implicationsIntranasal esketaminePartial respondersAdjunctive treatmentElectroconvulsive therapySymptomatic reliefConventional antidepressantsMedication switchingAntidepressant trialsRisk factorsInvestigational interventionMagnetic stimulationKetamine versus ECT for Nonpsychotic Treatment-Resistant Major Depression
Anand A, Mathew S, Sanacora G, Murrough J, Goes F, Altinay M, Aloysi A, Asghar-Ali A, Barnett B, Chang L, Collins K, Costi S, Iqbal S, Jha M, Krishnan K, Malone D, Nikayin S, Nissen S, Ostroff R, Reti I, Wilkinson S, Wolski K, Hu B. Ketamine versus ECT for Nonpsychotic Treatment-Resistant Major Depression. New England Journal Of Medicine 2023, 388: 2315-2325. PMID: 37224232, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2302399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-resistant major depressionPatient-reported qualityElectroconvulsive therapyMajor depressionECT groupKetamine groupTreatment phaseMusculoskeletal adverse effectsSubanesthetic intravenous ketamineWeeks of treatmentInitial treatment phaseIntravenous ketamineSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeNoninferiority marginTrial groupECT clinicsNoninferiority trialPatientsComparative effectivenessKetamineClinical sitesAdverse effectsDepressionThree times
2012
Rapid Antidepressant Effect of Ketamine in the Electroconvulsive Therapy Setting
Abdallah CG, Fasula M, Kelmendi B, Sanacora G, Ostroff R. Rapid Antidepressant Effect of Ketamine in the Electroconvulsive Therapy Setting. Journal Of Ect 2012, 28: 157-161. PMID: 22847373, PMCID: PMC3426617, DOI: 10.1097/yct.0b013e31824f8296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAnesthesiaAnesthetics, DissociativeAntidepressive AgentsBipolar DisorderCombined Modality TherapyDepressionDepressive Disorder, MajorElectroconvulsive TherapyElectroencephalographyFemaleHumansHypnotics and SedativesKetamineMaleMiddle AgedPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSeizuresThiopentalTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsHamilton Depression Rating ScaleAntidepressant effectsElectroconvulsive therapyECT sessionsDepressive episodeN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist ketamineN-methyl-D-aspartate antagonistsCoadministration of ketamineFirst ECT sessionRapid antidepressant effectsSevere depressive episodeSignificant antidepressant effectMajor depressive episodeDepression Rating ScaleMajor depressive disorderSixth ECT sessionSignificant group effectImmediate antidepressant effectECT treatmentAntidepressant propertiesHDRS scoresDepressive disorderLow doseBipolar disorderKetamine