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Treatment Resistant Depression&Rapid-Acting Antidepressants

Season 6 Episode 1 | 26m 47s

Ketamine, originally used as an anesthesia medicine and later abused as a "club drug," may be one of the most important developments for treating depression. Dr. John H. Krystal, M.D., chair of the Yale School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and professor of translational research, psychiatry and neuroscience, discusses his groundbreaking study on the subject.

Aired: 09/10/19 | Expires: 12/10/21
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