Therapeutic Ketamine

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Discussion of prescription ketamine for pain and mental health indications.

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Psychedelic Therapy: Does the psychedelic experience matter? (psychedelicmentalhealth.net)

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Ketamine’s Role in Spirituality: How One Synthetic Drug Catalyzes a Natural Experience (Woods, 2020)

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Experiences of Awe Mediate Ketamine's Antidepressant Effects: Findings From a Randomized Controlled Trial in Treatment-Resistant Depression (Aepfelbacher, et al, 2024) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38726038/

“ Ketamine infusion strongly induced heightened feelings of awe, and these experiences consistently mediated depression outcomes over a 1- to 30-day period, unlike general dissociative side effects. The specific awe-inspiring properties of ketamine may contribute to its antidepressant effects.”