Could ketamine help treat depression?
The Decibel
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Can Kedamine Be Used as a Treatment for Psychiatric Disorders?
Evidence of kedamin's efficacy as a therapy for depression has grown. Studies so far have shown about 20 to 30 % of people with treatment resistant depression achieved remission useding the drug. And if you look at those getting any kind of benefit, the figure is more like 50 to 65%. For a population in the grips of awfulness and which has been failed by multiple courses of medication, that's a whole lot better than nothing.
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