Ketamine, a drug introduced in the 1960s as an anesthetic agent and still used for that
purpose, has garnered marked interest over the past two decades as an emerging treatment for …

Lactate is considered an important metabolite in the human body, but there has been
considerable debate about its roles in brain function. Research in recent years has suggested that …

Introduction: Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD) is a common and burdensome
condition with poor outcomes and few treatment options. Esketamine is the S-enantiomer of …

Background: Intravenous ketamine has been established as an efficacious and safe treatment,
with transient effect, for treatment-resistant depression. However, the effectiveness of …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the mental health of the
entire population and poses unique challenges to the delivery of psychiatric services. To best …

Electroconvulsive therapy has been described as a mood stabilizer, as it is effective in all
stages of bipolar disorder. Electroconvulsive therapy–induced mania is a known and …

Ketamine produces effects in healthy humans that resemble the positive, negative and
cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia. We investigated the effect of ketamine administration on …

Isotretinoin, a synthetic vitamin A derivative, is primarily used in the management of severe
nodulocystic acne. Since its introduction, isotretinoin has been linked with various psychiatric …

There are few studies of cognitive behavioral therapy for women with antenatal depression
including qualitative and quantitative data, and yet, individual cases can provide valuable …

Objectives: Psychological outcomes of aesthetic surgical procedures like hair transplantation
are mostly positive including decreased anxiety, depression and social phobia and …