The desensitizing drug ketamine helped more people overcome treatment-resistant depression symptoms than electroconvulsive therapy, according to a new study.
May 30, 2023 – The desensitizing drug ketamine helped more people overcome treatment-resistant depression symptoms than electroconvulsive therapy, according to a new study.
Ketamine causes a psychedelic effect called disassociation and has been shown in previous studies to have a rapid impact on depression symptoms. ECT therapy passes small electric currents through the brain and triggers a short seizure, and it's believed to change brain chemistry linked to mental health.
“ECT has been the gold standard for treating severe depression for over 80 years,” said researcher Amit Anand, MD, a psychiatrist at Mass General Brigham and a professor at Harvard Medical School, in a. “But it is also a controversial treatment because it can cause memory loss, requires anesthesia, and is associated with social stigma. This is the largest study comparing ketamine and ECT treatments for depression that has ever been done, and the only one that also measured impacts to memory.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Shiba Inu's BONE Gains 21% as Shibarium Utility JumpsShiba Inu's BONE rises 21% as Shibarium use cases increase BoneArmy $BONE
Lire la suite »
Employee critically injured following stabbing at San Francisco Chinatown bakery, police sayShock throughout San Francisco's Chinatown after a stabbing at The AA Bakery and Cafe.
Lire la suite »
The System Shock remake is a delightful surpriseAn intricate and sometimes painful labor of love.
Lire la suite »
Sunderland woman does wing walk after friend's cancer shockAnn Fenwick said it was 'very, very touching' her friend Brenda Stobbart took to the skies for her.
Lire la suite »
Spain PM’s shock election call brings unruly coalition to heelSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's snap general election call breaks apart the coalition he built with the far-left United We Can party, marking a line in the sand with a movement born from grassroots activism whose electoral fortunes have nosedived.
Lire la suite »
Tell Us What Gave You Culture Shock After Moving From Your HometownWhen you moved out of your hometown, what was the most shocking thing you experienced?
Lire la suite »