Acta Neuropsychiatr
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Acta Neuropsychiatr · Aug 2014
Psychiatric side effects of ketamine in hospitalized medical patients administered subanesthetic doses for pain control.
To assess the psychiatric side effects of ketamine when administered in subanesthetic doses to hospitalized patients. It is hypothesized that such effects occur frequently. ⋯ Awareness of the psychiatric side effects of ketamine is an important consideration for clinicians administering this medication either for pain control or for depressive illness.