Description
The emergence of ketamine–previously known as a combat anesthetic and club drug–as a treatment for depression.Ketamine, approved in 2019 by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of depression, has been touted by scientists and media reports as something approaching a miracle cure. This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series chronicles the ascent of a drug that has been around for fifty years–in previous incarnations, a Vietnam-era combat anesthetic and a popular club drug–that has now been reinvented as a treatment for depression. Bita Moghaddam, a leading researcher in neuropharmacology, explains the scientific history and the biology of ketamine, its clinical use, and its recently discovered antidepressant effects, for the nonspecialist reader.
Product Details
- Publisher:The MIT Press; 1st edition (February 16, 2021)
- Language:English
- Paperback:208 pages
- ISBN-10:0262542242
- ISBN-13:978-0262542241
- ISBN-13:9780262542241
- eText ISBN: 9780262362665
- Item Weight:5.6 ounces
- Dimensions:5 x 0.56 x 7 inches
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