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Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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Tryptophan and brain disorders Clinical Psychology Journal of Eating Disorders

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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

Psychedelic use in individuals living with eating disorders or disordered eating: findings from the international MED–FED survey

Sarah-Catherine Rodan, Noah Meez, Sophie Lloyd-Hurwitz, Miguel A. Bedoya‐Pérez, Anastasia Suraev, Natasha Sommer, et al.
Journal of Eating Disorders Summary & key facts 2025 1 citation

This study analysed answers from 5,247 adults with diagnosed or self-reported eating disorders about their use of psychedelic drugs. About one third (32.4%) had ever used psychedelics and 19.4% had used them in the past year. Users most often took psilocybin or LSD only once or twice per year. People…

Psychedelics and Drug Studies Tea Polyphenols and Effects Tryptophan and brain disorders
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