Ketamine as a mental health treatment : Are acute psychoactive effects associated with outcomes? A systematic review
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Grabski, Meryem, Borissova, Anna, Marsh, Beth, Morgan, Celia J. A. and Curran, H. Valerie. (2020). Ketamine as a mental health treatment : Are acute psychoactive effects associated with outcomes? A systematic review. Behavioural Brain Research. 392, p. 112629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2020.112629
Authors | Grabski, Meryem, Borissova, Anna, Marsh, Beth, Morgan, Celia J. A. and Curran, H. Valerie |
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Abstract | Esketamine was recently licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Drug Agency (EDA) for use in treatment resistant depression (TRD), and further research indicates ketamine as a possible treatment in other mental health conditions. While the underlying mechanisms remain unclear, it has been hypothesised that ketamine’s acute psychoactive effects may be associated with psychiatric treatment efficacy. We systematically reviewed the evidence for this association. The databases Medline, Embase and PsychInfo were searched up to June 2019. Studies were included if they enrolled adults with a psychiatric diagnosis, assessed acute psychoactive effects using a quantitative measure, and reported on the relationship between acute effects and treatment outcome. We included 21 studies, involving 891 patients. Seventeen studies assessed patients with depression (TRD [k = 14]), three assessed substance use disorders, and one assessed social anxiety disorder. Overall, 41 associations were assessed, of which 26 % were significant. The studies reviewed displayed great variability in terms of methodology and quality of reporting. The most commonly assessed effect was dissociation, measured by the CADSS. Our results suggest that the CADSS total is not consistently associated with antidepressant outcomes. Apart from this, the current literature is too limited to draw definite conclusions on the presence of an association between acute psychoactive effects and mental health outcomes. The field would benefit from consistently employing a priori hypotheses, more transparent reporting and sufficiently powered statistical analyses. Furthermore, the use of a broader range of assessments tools of acute psychoactive effects during ketamine administration would be beneficial. |
Keywords | review; ketamine; mental health; psychotomimetic effects; dissociative effects; psychedelic effects; mystical experience |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Behavioural Brain Research |
Journal citation | 392, p. 112629 |
Publisher | Elsevier B.V. |
ISSN | 0166-4328 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2020.112629 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85086369112 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-10 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 30 May 2020 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 24 Mar 2020 |
Deposited | 26 Aug 2021 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8wq81/ketamine-as-a-mental-health-treatment-are-acute-psychoactive-effects-associated-with-outcomes-a-systematic-review
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