Approximately 280 million people in the world suffer for depression. Despite this, the disorder remains poorly explained and is often difficult to treat. Ketamine could offer an innovative approach.
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Drugs like ketamine can relieve depression symptoms, including suicidal thoughts, within hours, but they also carry risks that patients need to understand.
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Senior Lecturer - Sydney Pharmacy School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Telethon Kids Institute
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Head of the Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Law, New York Law School
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Professor of Cellular and Molecular Neuro-Oncology, University of Portsmouth
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences; Director, Interventional Psychiatry and Neuromodulation Research Program, Wayne State University
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Professeur agrégé de neurosciences computationnelles et neurophysiologie, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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