Study Shows Ketamine Eases Suicidal Thoughts

Study Shows Ketamine Eases Suicidal Thoughts - Health Council

“Low doses of the anesthetic ketamine may quickly reduce suicidal thoughts in people with long-standing depression, a small study suggests. By the end of three weeks of therapy, most of the 14 study volunteers had a decrease in suicidal thoughts and seven ended up not having any such thoughts, the researchers found. To get into the study, patients had to have had suicidal thoughts for at least three months, plus persistent depression. “So, the fact that they experienced any reduction in suicidal thinking, let alone remission, is very exciting,” said lead researcher Dr. Dawn Ionescu, an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School in Boston.”

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