Trial of the Rapid Antisuicidal Effects of Intranasal Ketamine in Comorbid Depression and Alcohol Abuse

Inclusion Criteria: * Voluntary admission to Harris County Psychiatry Center * Able to provide written informed consent * Current suicidal ideation and depressive symptoms and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -IV- Text Revision(DSM-IV-TR) depressive episode (also MADRS greater than or equal to 12) and Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) score lower than 8 * DSM-IV-TR criteria for current alcohol abuse (but not intoxicated/withdrawal, abstinent from drinking for \> 5 days prior to admission). * Lifetime history of suicide attempt (patient) * Not taking any medication in the last 24hs. * Scale for Suicide Ideation (SSI) score over 4 (first five items) and Columbia scale (C-SSRS) score 4 or 5 Exclusion Criteria: * Unstable medical condition or medical problem with known central nervous system (CNS) effects, e.g. uncontrolled hypertension systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥170 and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥100) or recent history (6 months) of alcohol-withdrawal seizures or significant abnormal laboratory tests (liver function test (LFT) 3 times higher than normal). * Prior diagnosis of a DSM-IV-TR psychotic spectrum disorder, psychotic symptoms, or personality disorder. * Currently under the acute effects of an illicit substance. * Pregnant or nursing women. * Subjects with a history of DSM-IV drug dependency or abuse (except for caffeine or nicotine dependence) within the preceding 3 months