¿Es ketamina la nueva droga maravilla para tratar el suicidio?
Is Ketamine the New Wonder Drug for Treating Suicide?
Henry Boilini, MD; Madeleine Baldwin, LCSW; and Georgine Lamvu, MD
Fed Pract. 2017 September;34(9):12-16
Although the initial findings involving the use of ketamine in suicidal patients are promising, further research is needed on the short - and long-term effects of this medication.
In 2014 the suicide rate in the U.S. was 13/100,000, the highest recorded in 28 years.1 Suicide is now considered the 10th leading cause of death for all ages, and the rate has increased every year from 2000 to 2014 among both women and men and in every age group except those aged ≥ 75 years.1-3 For those aged 15 to 44 years, suicide is among the top 3 causes of death worldwide.4-6
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