Abstract
In clinical trials a single dose of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist ketamine has shown a rapid antidepressant effect in patients with treatment-resistant depression and bipolar depression. The implications of glutaminergic mechanisms in depression and the rapid effect of a single dose of ketamine could open new pathways to understand the pathophysiology of depression and the development of novel rapid-acting antidepressant drugs.
| Translated title of the contribution | Ketamine for treatment of acute depression |
|---|---|
| Original language | Danish |
| Journal | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
| Volume | 175 |
| Issue number | 37 |
| Pages (from-to) | 2090-3 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 0041-5782 |
| Publication status | Published - 9 Sept 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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