@article{ajmsm2014224,
author={{Raj, Rajnish and Kumar, Raj},
title={Rapid Antidepressant Action of Ketamine in Psychiatric Patients with Suicidality - a Case Series},
journal={American Journal of Medical Sciences and Medicine},
volume={2},
number={2},
pages={44--47},
year={2014},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmsm/2/2/4},
issn={2327-6657},
abstract={Ketamine, a non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonist with rapid antidepressant action, is a novel approach in modulating glutamate receptors for management of treatment-resistant major depressive disorder. It clinically engenders meaningful advances in depression therapeutics. This case series highlights the role of low dose intravenous ketamine infusion i.e., 0.5 mg/kg dissolved in 100 ml normal saline and given over a period of 40 minutes in patients of depression who were contemplating suicide.},
doi={10.12691/ajmsm-2-2-4}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}