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A nasal spray for really bad depression

Original Title

'That's the Esketamine, Baby, there's Nothing You Can Do about It!' An Update on Glutamatergic System in Suicidal Depression.

doi:10.2174/1568026620666200131100316
20%

Lower Quality

Methodology score · 20/100

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Doctors tested a nasal spray called esketamine for people with depression that didn't get better with other treatments. It worked fast and helped some people feel better, even when they were thinking about suicide.

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Authors

De Berardis D, Tomasetti C, Pompili M, Serafini G, Vellante F, Fornaro M, Valchera A, Perna G, Volpe U, Martinotti G, Fraticelli S, Di Giannantonio M, Kim YK, Orsolini L