Characterizing the Course of Suicidal Ideation Response to Ketamine

Suicide poses a serious threat to public health. Worldwide, suicide accounts for approximately 1 million deaths, and 10 million suicide attempts are reported annually (World Health Organization, 2014). In the United States, the national suicide rate has increased by approximately 28% over the last 15 years (Curtin et al., 2016). At the same time, relatively few interventions for suicide risk exist. While treatments such as clozapine and lithium have demonstrated effects on suicidal behavior over weeks to months, these effects may be limited to specific diagnoses (Cipriani et al., 2005; Griffiths et al., 2014).

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - July 30, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Elizabeth D. Ballard, Julia S. Yarrington, Cristan A. Farmer, Erica Richards, Rodrigo Machado-Vieira, Bashkim Kadriu, Mark J. Niciu, Peixiong Yuan, Lawrence Park, Carlos A. Zarate Tags: Research paper Source Type: research