Ketamine: The Story of Modern Psychiatry's Most Fascinating Molecule - Softcover

Rasmussen, Keith G., M.D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1615375449 ISBN 13: 9781615375448

Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc, 2024

Synopsis

Few substances are as enigmatic as ketamine. Is it a particularly effective anesthetic, a psychiatric tool, a path to transcendence and spiritual enlightenment, or a dangerously addictive drug? Opinions abound, reflecting the diverse experiences of those who encounter it.

As ketamine's psychiatric applications expand, however, it's vital for clinicians and patients to move past misconceptions and more fully understand its history, uses, effects, and future potential. Ketamine: The Story of Modern Psychiatry's Most Fascinating Molecule is a meticulously researched, engagingly written exploration of ketamine's evolution.

From its roots as a PCP alternative, to its widespread use as a recreational drug, to its role as a therapeutic agent, this book explores ketamine's history, its complex pharmacology, and its use in treating schizophrenia, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, and other conditions.

Far from being simply a dry chronicle, this is an engaging, revealing, and comprehensive exploration of a substance of tremendous consequence to psychiatry and neurology.

About this title

About the Author

Keith G. Rasmussen, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

From the Back Cover

Few substances are as enigmatic as ketamine. Is it a particularly effective anesthetic, a psychiatric tool, a path to transcendence and spiritual enlightenment, or a dangerously addictive drug? Opinions abound, reflecting the diverse experiences of those who encounter it.

As ketamine's psychiatric applications expand, however, it's vital for clinicians and patients to move past misconceptions and more fully understand its history, uses, effects, and future potential. Ketamine: The Story of Modern Psychiatry's Most Fascinating Molecule is a meticulously researched, engagingly written exploration of ketamine's evolution.

From its roots as a PCP alternative, to its widespread use as a recreational drug, to its role as a therapeutic agent, this book explores ketamine's history, its complex pharmacology, and its use in treating schizophrenia, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, and other conditions.

Far from being simply a dry chronicle, this is an engaging, revealing, and comprehensive exploration of a substance of tremendous consequence to psychiatry and neurology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1615375449
• ISBN 13: 9781615375448
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 295