Lewis Alan Opler

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At what point would you consider introducing low-dose ketamine in treating depression?

We use many agents "off label" (eg carbamazepine for bipolar) yet given history of abuse and psychotic reactions to both ketamine and phencyclidine we need to be cautious. In what situations...

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What are some hypothesized mechanisms of action for lysergic acid diethyl amide (LSD)?

Woolley and Shaw (1954) noting the structural similarity between 5-hydroxytryptamine aka serotonin and LSD hypothesized that LSD somehow blocked the action of serotonin and that serious mental...

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