Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, Palliative Care Psychiatry, San Diego, California 92103, USA.
J Palliat Med. 2010 Jul;13(7):903-8. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2010.9808.
Depression is prevalent and undertreated in patients receiving hospice care. Standard antidepressants do not work rapidly or often enough to benefit most of these patients. Here, two cases are reported in which a single oral dose of ketamine provided rapid and moderately sustained symptom relief for both depression and anxiety. In addition, no adverse effects were noted. Further investigation with randomized, controlled clinical trials is necessary to firmly establish the effectiveness of oral ketamine for the treatment of depression and anxiety in patients receiving hospice care. Ketamine may be a promising safe, effective, and cost-effective rapid treatment for depression and anxiety in this population.
接受临终关怀的患者中普遍存在且未得到充分治疗的抑郁症。标准的抗抑郁药不能迅速或经常起效,无法使大多数患者受益。这里报告了两例病例,单次口服氯胺酮可迅速且适度地缓解抑郁和焦虑症状。此外,未观察到不良反应。需要进行随机对照临床试验的进一步研究,以确定口服氯胺酮治疗接受临终关怀的患者的抑郁和焦虑的有效性。氯胺酮可能是一种有前途的安全、有效且具有成本效益的快速治疗该人群抑郁和焦虑的方法。