2022
Effect of Concomitant Benzodiazepines on the Antidepressant Effects of Ketamine: Findings From the RAPID Intravenous Ketamine Study.
Feeney A, Hoeppner B, Freeman M, Flynn M, Iosifescu D, Trivedi M, Sanacora G, Mathew S, DeBattista C, Ionescu D, Cusin C, Papakostas G, Jha M, Fava M. Effect of Concomitant Benzodiazepines on the Antidepressant Effects of Ketamine: Findings From the RAPID Intravenous Ketamine Study. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2022, 84 PMID: 36383742, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.22m14491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderDifferential treatment responsePrimary outcome measureBenzodiazepine useOral benzodiazepinesTreatment responseDay 1Antidepressant effectsHigh dosesClinical Global Impressions-SeverityHamilton Depression Rating ScaleStudy's primary outcome measureIllness Scale scoresTreatment-resistant depressionRandomized clinical trialsDepression Rating ScaleBenzodiazepine dosageIntravenous ketamineConcomitant benzodiazepinesSingle infusionClinical trialsDepressive disorderKetamine studiesOutcome measuresBenzodiazepine effects
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