rapid-acting antidepressants

After ‘Priming’ with Ketamine, Patients Receiving Self-Esteem Training Had Extended Antidepressant Benefits, Study Finds
The experimental drug ketamine has been shown to reduce symptoms of major depression, even in treatment-resistant patients, within hours of a single intravenous administration.  A medicine based… Read More
Positive Phase 3 Test of Rapid-Acting Oral Medicine for Postpartum Depression
An investigational medicine called zuranolone has generated significant, rapid, and enduring symptom reduction in women with postpartum depression. The drug was compared with placebo in a phase 3… Read More
Positive Results in Trial Testing ‘Laughing Gas’ in Severely Depressed Treatment-Resistant Patients
Newly reported results of a small phase 2 clinical trial indicate the potential utility of using nitrous oxide treatments in patients with severe major depression that has not responded to other… Read More
Remarkable Results in a Preliminary Clinical Test of a Rapid-Acting Antidepressant Treatment
Imagine a new treatment for people with major depression who have not responded to existing treatments—one that acts rapidly and helps a much larger fraction of such patients than any current… Read More
In a Surprising Clinical Trial, Ketamine’s Antidepressant Effects Lasted Longer
Carefully designed, exquisitely controlled experiments sometimes don't produce the result predicted in advance—the research “hypothesis” that is the starting point for a program of research. That is… Read More