“The ‘psychedelic’ model makes use of ketamine’s prominent dissociative and psychedelic properties, and uses the medicine to intentionally induce a profound and temporary altered state of consciousness which is characterized by vivid, dream- like visions. This type of experience requires specialized psychological support before, during, and following the ketamine administration.”
“Telemedicine presents an opportunity to expand access to effective mental health care by reducing travel and cost, and the pandemic has increased patient and provider comfort with and utilization of telehealth”
“Psychedelic integration… the process by which a psychedelic experience translates into positive changes in daily life, can help to ensure that change resulting from psychedelic experiences happens as beneficially, sustainably, and smoothly as possible, and that risks associated with use are minimized”
“This case study demonstrates the effective use of ketamine as an adjunct to psychotherapy in treatment-resistant PTSD.”
“We believe ketamine can benefit patients with a wide variety of diagnoses when administered with psychotherapy and using its psychedelic properties without need for intravenous (IV) access. Its proven safety over decades of use makes it ideal for office and supervised at-home use.”
“Serial titrated ketamine infusions offer an effective, rapid, and safe opportunity for the treatment of acute suicidal ideation for selected outpatients in the safety and privacy of an outpatient psychiatry office, and afford an opportunity to avoid prolonged and costly ER evaluation and/or psychiatric hospitalization.”
“This study provides the first evidence for rapid reduction in symptom severity following ketamine infusion in patients with chronic PTSD”
“Contrary to expectations, patients receiving perioperative ketamine had a lower prevalence of PTSD than soldiers receiving no ketamine during their surgeries despite having larger burns, higher injury severity score, undergoing more operations, and spending more time in the ICU.”
“Results of this study suggest that low-dose ketamine infusion, as compared to placebo, is associated with robust decreases in depressive symptoms…”
“A nondirective approach to therapy based on empathetic rapport and empathetic presence should be used to support the [patient’s] own unfolding experince and the body’s own healing process. A non-directive approach emphasize invitation rather than direction”