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Ketamine Infusion Therapy Clinic Targets Treatment-Resistant Depression

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Kathleen Wong
Anonymous handwritten patient records reveal date of ketamine infusion and experiential outcome over time.

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.

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