AUG 10, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Intravenous Ketamine reduces psychological pain in suicidal inpatients: A secondary analysis of a six-week randomized placebo-controlled trial.
Journal of Affective Disorders
A double-blind RCT with adequate sample size and pre-specified primary endpoint shows ketamine reduces psychological pain acutely in suicidal inpatients, but effects do not persist beyond 96 hours and the clinical significance of this surrogate outcome remains unclear.