Ketamine Combined With Psychotherapy as a Treatment for Resistant Depression in a Public European Hospital
Overview
This retrospective pilot study examines the use of ketamine infusions combined with psychotherapy for nine patients with treatment-resistant depression in a Portuguese public hospital. The resource reports that all participants showed reduced depressive symptoms after eight weeks, with some experiencing remission of suicidal ideation. It is intended for readers interested in clinical outcomes and small-sample data regarding this specific intervention.
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- PubMed Central
- Author
- Filipa Alves da Silva (Hospital Beatriz Ângelo), Rita Silva Avelar (Hospital Beatriz Ângelo), Bernardo Peixoto (Hospital Beatriz Ângelo), Leonor Bacelar‐Nicolau (University of Lisbon), Francisco Santos (Hospital Beatriz Ângelo), João Costa Ribeiro (Universidade Católica Portuguesa), MJ Heitor (University of Lisbon)
- Published
- 2026-01-01
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- gold
- DOI
- 10.1002/brb3.71164
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@article{allodium:9f0d00f55dde4ad3,
title = {Ketamine Combined With Psychotherapy as a Treatment for Resistant Depression in a Public European Hospital},
author = {Filipa Alves da Silva and Rita Silva Avelar and Bernardo Peixoto and Leonor Bacelar‐Nicolau and Francisco Santos and João Costa Ribeiro and MJ Heitor},
year = {2026},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1002/brb3.71164},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.71164}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Ketamine Combined With Psychotherapy as a Treatment for Resistant Depression in a Public European Hospital AU - Silva, Filipa Alves da AU - Avelar, Rita Silva AU - Peixoto, Bernardo AU - Bacelar‐Nicolau, Leonor AU - Santos, Francisco AU - Ribeiro, João Costa AU - Heitor, MJ PY - 2026 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1002/brb3.71164 UR - https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.71164 ER -
APA
Silva, F. A. D., Avelar, R. S., Peixoto, B., Bacelar‐Nicolau, L., Santos, F., Ribeiro, J. C., & Heitor, M. (2026). Ketamine Combined With Psychotherapy as a Treatment for Resistant Depression in a Public European Hospital. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.71164
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