Pioneering ketamine treatments: depression – Science Weekly podcast

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• Episode: Pioneering ketamine treatments: depression – Science Weekly podcast
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• Duration: 00:20:12
• Published: 2019-12-13 06:00

Ketamine might sound like an unlikely candidate for treating addiction and depression. But a growing number of scientists believe the drug could help. In the second part of this Science Weekly mini series, Hannah Devlin speaks to another expert using ketamine in their work: a psychiatrist who has been conducting research on the use of ketamine for treating depression for several years. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod