Search Strategies for Ketamine Therapy in Substance Use Disorder Research

This dataset contains search strategies for eight major databases, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Web of Science, focusing on ketamine therapy for substance use disorders. It was created by Alatorre, Florian and last updated in October 2025. The specific search concepts are 'ketamine', 'therapy', and 'substance use disorder'.

Use Cases

• Analyze search term combinations for 'ketamine', 'therapy', and 'substance use disorder' across different databases to identify optimal literature review strategies.
• Compare the structure of search strategies between clinical trial registries like ClinicalTrials.gov and bibliographic databases such as APA PsycInfo.
• Map the coverage of substance-related tags like 'Craving' and 'Alcohol-Related Disorders' to the search strategies used in databases like CINAHL Complete.

Strengths

• Covers eight major academic and clinical databases, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Web of Science.
• Focuses on three specific search concepts: 'ketamine', 'therapy', and 'substance use disorder'.
• Includes specialized databases relevant to the topic, such as APA PsycInfo and ClinicalTrials.gov.

Limitations

• The dataset's size, row count, and specific file formats are unknown.
• The data is a collection of search strategies, not the results or metadata from the searches themselves.
• No sample data or column structure is provided, limiting immediate analytical utility.

Provenance

Source

Borealis Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Contains search strategies compiled for specified databases.

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-10-13.