Publications by authors named "Louis Cheval"
Int Clin Psychopharmacol
January 2025
Article Synopsis
- Intranasal esketamine is used to treat treatment-resistant depression in France, but common side effects include dissociative symptoms during treatment sessions.
- A case study of a 20-year-old female reveals that her dissociative symptoms not only occurred during treatment but also persisted afterwards, often alongside anxiety, until they resolved by the fourth week.
- The paper discusses possible mechanisms for these delayed dissociative symptoms, including direct effects of esketamine, sensitization of the central nervous system, and anxiety, suggesting that esketamine may increase awareness of dissociative experiences during anxiety attacks, indicating a need for further research.
