Brandon Li’s Post

🧠 One of the most significant antidepressant breakthroughs began with an unexpected discovery Dr. John Krystal, Chair of Psychiatry at Yale, was at the forefront of one of the most significant breakthroughs in mental health treatment—the discovery of ketamine’s rapid antidepressant effects in the 1990s. In this episode of Power to the Patients, we discuss: ✅ How ketamine works—and why it’s different from traditional antidepressants ✅ From research to reality—how Johnson & Johnson turned it into an FDA-approved treatment ✅ What’s next in psychiatry—from neurobiology to psychotherapy to neuromodulation ✅ Personalized mental health care—the shift toward treatments tailored to each patient Ketamine changed how we treat depression. 💬 What do you think—what’s the biggest barrier to innovation in mental health treatment today? 🔗 Episode link in the comments