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Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) is the use of prescribed doses of ketamine as an adjunct to psychotherapy sessions. KAP shows significant potential in treating mental disorders such as treatment-resistant depression (TRD), anxiety, obsessive–compulsive disorders (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), and other conditions. [1]
Effects of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy can be observed up to 12 months after receiving 2-3 active sessions of moderate to high dose MDMA (75–125 mg). [14] It is important to note that given the difficulties with appropriate blinding in trials of MDMA- and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy the results are likely overestimated.
A patient can choose between ketamine infusion therapy, where the patient takes a low dose of ketamine each session and sits at the clinic for about an hour; and ketamine-assisted therapy, during ...
The idea of psychedelic-assisted therapy is that you take the drug—be it ketamine, psilocybin or MDMA —under supervision, go through the hallucinogenic experience, and a day or so later, have ...
The main rationale behind the use of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy is its recognition as an effective antidepressant. [1] [8] [22] [23] With depressive symptomology being a major co-morbid problem with trauma-related disorders, treating depression can help treat the trauma and provide opportunities for the therapist to address other issues.
“The highest standard is to do ketamine treatments in the context of the specialized type of psychotherapy called ketamine-assisted psychotherapy,” Feifel said. “A provider that also has a ...
Psychedelic therapy (or psychedelic-assisted therapy) is the proposed use of psychedelic drugs to treat mental disorders. [59] As of 2021, psychedelic drugs are controlled substances in most countries and psychedelic therapy is not legally available outside clinical trials, with some exceptions. [34] [60]
Esketamine, sold under the brand names Spravato (for depression) and Ketanest (for anesthesia) among others, [10] [12] is the S(+) enantiomer of ketamine. [5] [13] It is a dissociative hallucinogen drug used as a general anesthetic and as an antidepressant for treatment of depression.