Scopolamine as an Antidepressant? Carlat Reports

Scopolamine as an Antidepressant?

The Carlat Psychiatry Report, Volume 8, Number 6, June 2010
https://www.thecarlatreport.com/newsletter-issue/tcprv8n6/

From The Carlat Psychiatry Report, June 2010, Email and the Internet in Psychiatry

Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information

Topics: Antidepressants | Depressive Disorder

Glen Spielmans, PhD

Scopolamine is an anticholinergic most often used in patch form to prevent sea-sickness or post-surgical nausea. A recent double-blind, placebo-controlled trial looked at intravenous scopolamine’s effects as a treatment for unipolar depression.

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Glen Spielmans, PhD

Associate professor of psychology, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN

Glen Spielmans, PhD, has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies ertaining to this educational activity.