Ketamine Antidepressant : Breakthrough or Potential Hazard?

• Main Authors: Tan, Teck Boon, Gunasekaran, Nandhakumar
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88448; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44643
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Millions of people worldwide suffer from depression. Ketamine has emerged in the West as a promising antidepressant. Its use in depression therapy raises important safety and security questions.