India, May 19 -- A new study published in the American Psychiatric Association journal suggested that giving a low dose of Buprenorphine after a single infusion of Ketamine helped reduce suicidal thoughts in adults with major depression for a longer time.
The study included 50 adults with major depressive disorder who had serious suicidal thoughts. First, everyone received one ketamine infusion through an IV. Two days later, participants were split into two groups: one group received low-dose buprenorphine, while the other received a placebo for four weeks. Researchers compared the results without knowing who received which treatment until the study ended.
Both groups showed improvement, but the people who received ketamine plus buprenorp...