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There is a growing evidence for the rapid and robust antidepressive effect of ketamine in unipolar and bipolar treatment resistant depression although evidence for the risk of affective switch is… Click to show full abstract
There is a growing evidence for the rapid and robust antidepressive effect of ketamine in unipolar and bipolar treatment resistant depression although evidence for the risk of affective switch is still limited. This case presents bipolar I disorder patient with treatment resistant depressive episode experiencing a switch to manic episode with mixed features shortly after receiving eight subanaesthetic doses of oral ketamine as an add-on treatment preceded by 2-day period of manic symptoms.
Keywords:
depression;
treatment resistant;
treatment;
ketamine;
affective switch;
patient treatment
Journal Title: Frontiers in Psychiatry
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: Frontiers in Psychiatry
Year Published: 2020
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