{"product_id":"ketamine-isbn-9780262542241","title":"Ketamine","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe emergence of ketamine--previously known as a combat anesthetic and club drug--as a treatment for depression.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKetamine, approved in 2019 by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of depression, has been touted by scientists and media reports as something approaching a miracle cure. This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series chronicles the ascent of a drug that has been around for fifty years--in previous incarnations, a Vietnam-era combat anesthetic and a popular club drug--that has now been reinvented as a treatment for depression. Bita Moghaddam, a leading researcher in neuropharmacology, explains the scientific history and the biology of ketamine, its clinical use, and its recently discovered antidepressant effects, for the nonspecialist reader.Series Foreword ix \u003cbr\u003e Preface xi \u003cbr\u003e1 The Molecule Ketamine 1 \u003cbr\u003e2 Uses of Ketamine 17 \u003cbr\u003e3 Neuroscience of   Ketamine 31 \u003cbr\u003e4 Ketamine as an Antidepressant 65 \u003cbr\u003e5 How Does Ketamine Produce   Antidepressant Effects? 101 \u003cbr\u003e6 Safety Concerns with Ketamine and Esketamine   121 \u003cbr\u003e7 Where Do We Go from Here? 141 \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments 155 \u003cbr\u003eGlossary 157 \u003cbr\u003eNotes   161 \u003cbr\u003eFurther Reading 177 \u003cbr\u003eIndex 179Bita Moghaddam is a leading researcher in the field of neuropsychopharmacology. She is Ruth Matarazzo Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303235539173,"sku":"NP9780262542241","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262542241.jpg?v=1767730681","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/ketamine-isbn-9780262542241","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}