Ketamine has shown significant benefits for patients who are considered treatment resistant, meaning they have not responded to two or more previous antidepressants. Ketamine has shown to induce rapid antidepressant effects, and when coupled with psychotherapy, it can facilitate deep psychological healing. It induces a rapid antidepressant response and can facilitate deep psychological healing.
Scientific research is also exploring ketamine's efficacy for conditions such as OCD, anxiety, PTSD, and some substance use disorders. However, my practice uses ketamine only for the indication of treatment resistant depression.