Synthesizing the evidence for ketamine and esketamine in treatment-resistant depression: an international expert opinion on the available evidence and …

RS McIntyre, JD Rosenblat… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Replicated international studies have underscored the human and societal costs associated
with major depressive disorder. Despite the proven efficacy of monoamine-based …

Psychedelics for the treatment of depression, anxiety, and existential distress in patients with a terminal illness: a systematic review

N Schimmers, JJ Breeksema, SY Smith-Apeldoorn… - …, 2022 - Springer
Background Terminally ill patients may experience existential distress, depression, or
anxiety, limiting quality of life in the final stage. Existing psychotherapeutic or …

Percentage of heavy drinking days following psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy vs placebo in the treatment of adult patients with alcohol use disorder: a randomized …

MP Bogenschutz, S Ross, S Bhatt, T Baron… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although classic psychedelic medications have shown promise in the treatment
of alcohol use disorder (AUD), the efficacy of psilocybin remains unknown. Objective To …

Effects of naturalistic psychedelic use on depression, anxiety, and well-being: associations with patterns of use, reported harms, and transformative mental states

CL Raison, R Jain, AD Penn, SP Cole, S Jain - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Survey-based studies suggest naturalistic psychedelic use provides mental health benefits
similar to those observed in clinical trials. The current study sought to confirm these findings …

The molecular pathophysiology of depression and the new therapeutics

H Tian, Z Hu, J Xu, C Wang - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a highly prevalent and disabling disorder. Despite the
many hypotheses proposed to understand the molecular pathophysiology of depression, it is …

Can psychedelics enhance group psychotherapy? A discussion on the therapeutic factors

P Ponomarenko, F Seragnoli, A Calder… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Despite the growth of psychedelic research, psychedelic-assisted group
psychotherapy (PAGP) has received little attention in comparison to individual psychedelic …

[HTML][HTML] Toward synergies of ketamine and psychotherapy

DS Mathai, V Mora, A Garcia-Romeu - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ketamine is a dissociative drug that has been used medically since the 1970s primarily as
an anesthetic agent but also for various psychiatric applications. Anecdotal reports and …

Pattern breaking: a complex systems approach to psychedelic medicine

I Hipólito, J Mago, FE Rosas… - Neuroscience of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Recent research has demonstrated the potential of psychedelic therapy for mental health
care. However, the psychological experience underlying its therapeutic effects remains …

The therapeutic potential of psilocybin: a systematic review

J van Amsterdam, W van den Brink - Expert opinion on drug safety, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Psychedelic drugs were used quite extensively before their prohibition in 1968
which delayed research. However, since the 1990s, studies on the potential therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] A retrospective analysis of ketamine intravenous therapy for depression in real-world care settings

LA McInnes, JJ Qian, RS Gargeya, C DeBattista… - Journal of affective …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Outcomes of ketamine intravenous therapy (KIT) for depression in real-world
care settings have been minimally evaluated. We set out to quantify treatment response to …