Ketamine shows promise for hard-to-treat depression in a new study

A new study suggests that, for some patients, the anesthetic ketamine is a promising alternative to electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, currently one of the fastest and most effective therapies for patients with hard-to-treat depression. The study is the largest direct comparison of the two treatments. Patients who fail to respond to at least two antidepressants, … Read more