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Ketamine Infusion Therapy Clinic Targets Treatment-Resistant Depression

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Anonymous handwritten patient records reveal date of ketamine infusion and experiential outcome over time.
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Ketamine, an FDA-approved surgical anesthetic, is increasingly being used off-label to help people with treatment-resistant depression. Psychiatrist Kathleen Wong, M.D. is pioneering the treatment in Northwest Arkansas. She opened an IV-ketamine infusion therapy clinic in 2017 in Fayetteville. One patient agreed to disclose how the treatments have changed her life.

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Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.