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
2019
Chapter 35 The Search for Rapid Acting Antidepressants: Research Synthesis and Perspectives
Sanacora G, Kitay B, Wilkinson S. Chapter 35 The Search for Rapid Acting Antidepressants: Research Synthesis and Perspectives. 2019, 401-413. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-813333-0.00035-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntidepressant actionRapid onsetRapid-onset antidepressant actionRapid acting antidepressantsMajor depressive episodeClear unmet needActing antidepressantsAntidepressant treatmentDepressive episodeKetamine effectsClinical trialsDepressive disorderPreclinical studiesUnmet needSuch treatmentTreatmentComplicating factors
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