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Alan F. Schatzberg, M.D.
Stanford University School of Medicine
Scientific Council Member (Joined 2005)
2005 Falcone Prizewinner for Outstanding Achievement in
Affective Disorders Research (Colvin…
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![A Test of Ketamine in Adolescents With Resistant Depression](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/friendslifestylesocialyoungteensconcept-1440_0.jpg?itok=SbltG2Yr)
A small study of intravenous ketamine treatment for adolescents with treatment-resistant depression indicates that the drug may be an effective treatment for at least some teens, according to a new…
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![Esketamine Reduced Suicidal Thoughts Within Hours of Treatment in Patients with Severe Depression](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/blackandwhitecoupleatthelake-bw-1400.jpg?itok=yHQFa3pJ)
The experimental drug esketamine rapidly reduced thoughts of suicide and symptoms of depression in a small clinical trial reported April 16 in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
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A single dose of ketamine, the anesthetic drug that has been found to have fast-acting antidepressant effects, can significantly reduce suicidal thoughts in patients with depression for up to a week…
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Thoughts of suicide in patients with bipolar disorder declined significantly within 24 hours following treatment with ketamine, according to a small randomized trial reported April 28 in the journal…
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