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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Esketamine is the active enantiomer of ketamine in terms of NMDA receptor antagonism and is more potent than racemic ketamine. [14] It is specifically used as a therapy for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) and for major depressive disorder (MDD) with co-occurring suicidal ideation or behavior.
Here, we explore ketamine therapy’s safety with Steven L. Mandel, M.D., co-founder of Ketamine Clinics Los Angeles and the founder of the nonprofit American Society of Ketamine Physicians ...
Evidence-based, trauma-focused psychotherapy is the first-line treatment for PTSD. [1] [2] [3] Psychotherapy is defined as a treatment where a therapist and patient build a therapeutic relationship and focus on the patient's thoughts, attitudes, affect, behavior, and social development to lessen the patient's psychopathologies and functional impairment.
The American Psychiatric Association recommends ERP for the treatment of OCD, citing that ERP has the richest empirical support. [25] As of 2019, ERP is considered a first-line psychotherapy for OCD. [21] [26] A 2024 systamtic review found that ERP is highly effective in treating pediatric OCD using both in-person and telehealth-based ...