Electroconvulsive therapy is a standard treatment; Ketamine is not (yet)

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 171, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 796-

  Kellner, Charles H ^a,b   Greenberg, Robert M ^a,b   Ahle, Gabriella M ^a,b   Liebman, Lauren S ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Lutheran Medical Cente   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE;

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, TREATMENT-RESISTANT; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETAMINE; MALE;

EID: 84903625314     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14030354     Document Type: Letter

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