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Erschienen in: Current Psychiatry Reports 12/2014

01.12.2014 | Mood Disorders (JF Greden, Section Editor)

Proceed with Caution: Off-label Ketamine Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder

verfasst von: Dominic Sisti, Andrea G. Segal, Michael E. Thase

Erschienen in: Current Psychiatry Reports | Ausgabe 12/2014

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Abstract

Ketamine offers a promising new option for the treatment of depression, but its increasing off-label use is ethically and clinically inappropriate at the moment.
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Metadaten
Titel
Proceed with Caution: Off-label Ketamine Treatment for Major Depressive Disorder
verfasst von
Dominic Sisti
Andrea G. Segal
Michael E. Thase
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2014
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Current Psychiatry Reports / Ausgabe 12/2014
Print ISSN: 1523-3812
Elektronische ISSN: 1535-1645
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-014-0527-z

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