The study looked at a different form of ketamine than street drug 'Special-K' Ketamine, often associated with street drug "Special-K" and also a hospital-grade anesthetic, could be a breakthrough, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From operating rooms to dance floors, Ketamine's popularity is soaring. But what makes it so appealing - and why is it riskier ...

Ketamine has been making headlines for years, from the death of actor Matthew Perry to Elon Musk’s reported microdosing, to its portrayal in Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.” Ketamine, ...

Treatment-resistant depression affects millions of Americans who have tried multiple antidepressants without finding relief. After cycling through different medications, therapy approaches, and ...

The largest study to date confirms that ketamine — a “club drug” that is also legally used as an anesthetic — could be a quick and effective way to relieve depression. The results were presented at ...

One of the more unexpected stories from this past decade of psychiatric research has been the journey of ketamine from illicit drug to a promising therapy for treatment-resistant depression. Yet, even ...

Roughly one in ten Americans suffers from major depressive disorder (MDD) at any given time. In total, up to 20 percent of people will deal with its symptoms at some point in their lives. Despite its ...

A new study shows longer-term use of generic ketamine for severe depression is safe and effective, but researchers say access to the low-cost option remains limited by funding gaps. Subscribe to our ...

Ketamine isn’t effective in treating depression, new clinical trial results indicate Ketamine did not provide any extra benefit among people with depression The placebo effect might explain why ...

Elon Musk said in a March 2024 interview that he takes ketamine to treat depression. He claimed to have a doctor's prescription for the drug. How often, or under what circumstances, he uses ketamine ...

According to an article in the June 2022 issue of Psychiatry Research, "Replicated clinical trials have demonstrated rapid and robust antidepressant effects with ketamine in treatment-resistant mood ...