• Author: Dhakshin Ramanathan
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Impact of medical comorbidities on ketamine and esketamine treatment effectiveness for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression: A clinical outcomes analysis from the VA San Diego Healthcare System

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Ketamine and esketamine are increasingly used to manage treatment-resistant depression and have also been shown to reduce symptoms of posttraumatic stress …

Ketamine-occasioned mystical experience in Veterans with treatment-resistant depression: A retrospective exploratory analysis

Abstract: Introductions: Mystical experiences are powerful experiences that may have therapeutic value. Ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic, has shown potential to induce mystical …

Corrigendum to 'Predicting non-response to ketamine for depression: An exploratory symptom-level analysis of real-world data among military Veterans'

Abstract: Reports an error in 'Predicting non-response to ketamine for depression: An exploratory symptom-level analysis of real-world data among military veterans' by Eric A. …

MDMA-assisted brief cognitive behavioral conjoint therapy for PTSD: Study protocol for a pilot study

Abstract: Background: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) impacts both individual and relational functioning. Veteran couples are at increased risk of relationship distress due to …

Effects of Chronic Pain Diagnoses on the Antidepressant Efficacy of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Abstract: Objective: Major depressive disorder (MDD) and chronic pain are highly comorbid and bidirectionally related. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the …

Predicting non-response to ketamine for depression: An exploratory symptom-level analysis of real-world data among military Veterans

Abstract: Ketamine helps some patients with treatment resistant depression (TRD), but reliable methods for predicting which patients will, or will not, respond to treatment are …

The effect of obstructive sleep apnea severity on PTSD symptoms during the course of esketamine treatment: A retrospective clinical study

Abstract: STUDY OBJECTIVES: Intranasal administration of esketamine is Food and Drug Administration-approved for treatment-resistant depression. In a recent retrospective case …