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Eating Disorders and Behaviors Neuroscience

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A case series of group-based ketamine-assisted psychotherapy for patients in residential treatment for eating disorders with comorbid depression and anxiety disorders

Reid Robison, Adèle Lafrance, Madeline Brendle, Michelle Smith, Claire E. Moore, Sachin Ahuja, et al.
Journal of Eating Disorders Summary & key facts 2022 31 citations

This small case series tested group-based ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (G-KAP) with five women in a residential eating-disorder program. Participants got weekly intramuscular ketamine in a group for 4 weeks. Four of five showed clinically meaningful drops in depression scores after the final session, and two of five showed clinically meaningful drops…

Eating Disorders and Behaviors Treatment of Major Depression Tryptophan and brain disorders
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