Ketamin found to cure depression in two hours

A recent study showed a 100 percent success rate from a single dose of ketamine. Dr. Carlos Zarate Jr., chief of the Section on the Neurobiology and Treatment of Mood Disorders and chief of Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch (ETPB) at the National Institute of Mental Health, studied 17 patients diagnosed with severe, treatment-resistant depression.

When participants filled out the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale 110 minutes after one ketamine treatment, they all reported a decrease in depression. Seventy-one percent reported a substantial decrease in symptoms after 24 hours, and 29 percent of patients confirmed that they were completely free of depression after one week.

While Zarate’s study does not keep track of participants’ progress after one week, the rapidity and benefit which ketamine treatment provides is undeniable. Experts agree that more research needs to be conducted to capitalize on ketamine’s effects and promise as an anti-depressant.


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