{"product_id":"ketamine-9780262542241","title":"Ketamine","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe emergence of ketamine--previously known as a combat anesthetic and club drug--as a treatment for depression.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKetamine, approved in 2019 by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of depression, has been touted by scientists and media reports as something approaching a miracle cure. This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series chronicles the ascent of a drug that has been around for fifty years--in previous incarnations, a Vietnam-era combat anesthetic and a popular club drug--that has now been reinvented as a treatment for depression. Bita Moghaddam, a leading researcher in neuropharmacology, explains the scientific history and the biology of ketamine, its clinical use, and its recently discovered antidepressant effects, for the nonspecialist reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBita Moghaddam is a leading researcher in the field of neuropsychopharmacology. She is Ruth Matarazzo Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629589401874,"sku":"9780262542241","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_67cf2715-cb4c-473d-9c00-6788c08ac83e.jpg?v=1732732248","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ketamine-9780262542241","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}