257. The neuroscience of ketamine and it's effects on depression

from Do You F*cking Mind? · host Alexis Fernandez-Preiksa - Neuroscientist and Mindset Coach

Why is Ketamine being used to treat depression and anhedonia? In this science-y episode I'm going through the neuroscience of Ketamine and the brain, the chemical makeup of the drug, and why it's being used in many trials to treat people with treatment resistant depression and anhedonia. BRAIN FACT: ECT therapy – what is It, how does it work, what type of mental disorders is it used as a treatment for. Read more about ECT from the Mayo Clinic https://mayocl.in/3sfPN9W . EXTRA READING Read Understanding Anhedonia https://bit.ly/anhedonia-explained . Mandal S, Sinha VK, Goyal N. Efficacy of ketamine therapy in the treatment of depression. Indian J Psychiatry. 2019 Sep-Oct;61(5):480-485. doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_484_18. PMID: 31579184; PMCID: PMC6767816. LISTENER QUESTION:rr I’m doing my PHD and have realised I don’t think I want a career in the thing I’m studying. After listening to your episode on the Sunk Cost Fallacy (https://bit.ly/46TyOJs ) I’m looking for advice on whether or not I should finish the PHD or not. LINKS: Send your Listener question to [email protected] Join DYFM + https://bit.ly/dyfm-membership . Subscribe to the DYFM 6 week course https://bit.ly/dyfm-course . Follow @dyfmpodcast on Instagram Follow @alexispredez on Instagram Join the DYFM Facebook Group https://bit.ly/dyfm-group . Follow @listnrentertainment on Instagram CREDITS Host: Alexis Fernandez Executive Producer & Editor: Elise Cooper Digital Producer: Zoe Panaretos DYFM Social Producer: Shania Magua Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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