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This small, double-blind pilot trial gave 28 people with alcohol problems either a sublingual esketamine film (115.1 mg) or a vitamin C placebo while they did two weeks of daily mindfulness practice. Compared with placebo, esketamine increased people’s psychological engagement with the meditation, produced stronger mystical and dissociative experiences, and…
This retrospective study looked at 117 outpatients with high PTSD Checklist (PCL-5) scores who received at least six intravenous ketamine sessions given in a supportive, “psychedelic” style (preparation, intention-setting, eye shades, evocative music, and integration). Average PCL-5 scores fell from 52.54 (SD = 12.01) to 28.78 (SD = 16.61), a…
