Ketamine: Why Now? How? Where Do We Go from Here?

Presented by:

John H. Krystal, M.D.

Yale University School of Medicine

Can the fast-acting antidepressant ketamine help people with PTSD? Scientists theorize that traumatic stress impairs the integrity of connections between nerve cells in the brain, leading to a variety of often debilitating problems, including those experienced by people with PTSD. Dr. Krystal explores the possibility of restoring damaged neural connections to provide relief for patients.