Licensed clinical social worker Anne Bethune had been treating trauma clients in Kansas City for several years when, in 2017, her agency asked her to get an additional certification. At the time, ...

In 1970, ketamine was approved as an anesthetic. It works by blocking receptors in the brain. Suicidal tendencies are among ...

Combining ketamine and psychotherapy is a safe and feasible approach with promising benefits for people experiencing chronic neuropathic pain, according to a new study by researchers at St. Michael's ...

An image of microglia, in green, which comprise the nervous system's resident, primary immune cells, which perform essential ...

The mother of a former addict said she had even wondered whether to start planning her daughter's funeral.

Once seen as nothing more than an anesthetic or a recreational drug, ketamine is now being recognized for its potential in the world of mental health. Although it is not yet approved by the Food and ...

Ketamine can rapidly relieve severe depression and suicidal thinking when prescribed and monitored. But misuse is rising and ...

NRx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:NRXP) said it has completed the first-cycle U.S. Food and Drug Administration review of its abbreviated new drug application, or ANDA, for preservative-free ketamine, with ...

Elon Musk confirmed his doctor-supervised use of the drug ketamine to treat depression in an interview with Don Lemon, causing a spike in interest in the controversial drug that some doctors view as a ...

An autopsy report determined that Matthew Perry died of the acute effects of ketamine. The Friends star was found unresponsive in a hot tub in his home in October. Ketamine is often used for ...

Matthew Perry's previous accounts of the drug ketamine, which has been ruled to have played a role in his death, are coming to light. Over a month after the “Friends” star was found dead due to an ...

Police say the ketamine was found hidden in five boxes in a wooden crate.