Smiling faces might help the drug ketamine keep depression at bay [npr.org]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 11/2/226:00 AM

By Jon Hamilton, Photo: akinbostanci/Getty Images, National Public Radio, October 31, 2022

Computer games designed to boost self-esteem appear to prolong the antidepressant benefits of the mind-bending anesthetic ketamine.

A recent study of 154 people found that those who played games featuring smiling faces and positive messages remained free of depression up to three months after a ketamine infusion, a team reports in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

The results are important because "we need new approaches that help people get feeling better faster and help them stay feeling better," says Rebecca Price, an author of the study and an associate professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Pittsburgh.

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