A new review in the medical journal JAMA Psychiatry has found that administering ketamine via intravenous infusion may reduce severe depression symptoms within hours.

A longtime party drug is finding a new role treating depression and PTSD for hundreds of Charlotteans. Why it matters: ...

There’s a new buzz in the field of mental health care: Psychedelics are coming. We stand at the brink of change: Psychedelic treatments are increasingly accepted as promising new options. Yet as the ...

Once seen as nothing more than an anesthetic or a recreational drug, ketamine is now being recognized for its potential in the world of mental health. Although it is not yet approved by the Food and ...

Every day, Marisa Russello was overwhelmed by suicidal thoughts. Even one negative thought might cause her to spiral. A writer working on her book manuscript, she’d be unable to change a word without ...

The former party drug ketamine has gotten some good press recently, with clinical trials suggesting it might be a powerful and fast-acting antidepressant. Now, one of the first "real-world" studies of ...

WASHINGTON — As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is taking root: ketamine, the decades-old surgical drug that is now a trendy psychedelic ...

Medicare doesn’t cover ketamine infusion therapy, though it may cover a nasal spray made with esketamine (a ketamine derivative) in certain cases. Medicare considers Ketamine therapy as ...

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Emily Ryan’s life changed quite literally overnight when she was a freshman in college. She was studying for final exams and returned from the library around 10 p.m. She crept quietly to bed because ...