Adjunctive music improves the tolerability of intravenous ketamine for bipolar depression.


Journal

International clinical psychopharmacology
ISSN: 1473-5857
Titre abrégé: Int Clin Psychopharmacol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8609061

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
01 07 2021
Historique:
pubmed: 27 4 2021
medline: 24 12 2021
entrez: 26 4 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Intravenous ketamine is an effective treatment of bipolar depression. One of its most important side-effects is a transient altered state of consciousness commonly referred to as dissociation. These states can be anxiety-provoking, distressing and even treatment-limiting, warranting research into mitigation strategies. In this article, we present two cases that demonstrate the potential of adjunctive music to diminish the distress associated with ketamine-induced dissociation - though not necessarily its degree - in bipolar 1 disorder. Both patients suffering from severe depression underwent their first ketamine infusion without music and opted for music with subsequent infusions. They reported that music significantly improved the tolerance of their dissociative symptoms, thereby reducing distress and facilitating subsequent treatments. Both patients achieved remission from their highly treatment-resistant depressive episodes following six ketamine infusions. This is the first report of music's benefits on ketamine for bipolar 1 depression, though there is precedence in the scientific literature on 'psychedelics' where the use of music in combination with medication-induced altered states has been studied. The principles regarding music selection that have resulted from this paradigm may be applicable to the use of ketamine in unipolar and bipolar depression. The optimal use of music with ketamine warrants further research.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33902087
doi: 10.1097/YIC.0000000000000363
pii: 00004850-202107000-00008
doi:

Substances chimiques

Ketamine 690G0D6V8H

Banques de données

ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT03866174']

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

218-220

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Auteurs

Kyle T Greenway (KT)

Douglas Mental Health Research Institute, McGill University, McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Montréal, Québec, Canada.

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