A transdiagnostic systematic review and meta-analysis of ketamine's anxiolytic effects.

Hannah HartlandKimia Mahdavi Luke A Jelen Rebecca StrawbridgeAllan H YoungLaith Alexander

Published in: Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) (2023)

Ketamine appears to offer rapid and sustained anxiety symptom relief across a range of clinical settings, with anxiolytic effects occurring within the first 12 h of administration and remaining effective for 1-2 weeks. Future studies could explore the effects of ketamine maintenance therapy on anxiety symptoms.

Keyphrases

systematic review
pain management
sleep quality
meta analyses
randomized controlled trial
current status
physical activity
cell therapy
patient reported
sensitive detection