The use of ketamine in mental illness is the subject of current research. Most results are available for the treatment of depression (Memon et al. 2020). Augmented psychotherapy with ketamine additionally utilizes the effect of altered states of consciousness, which is considered one of ketamine’s antidepressant mechanisms of action (Luckenbaugh et al. 2014). With a thorough preliminary psychiatric and physical examination and in psychotherapeutic discussions, we will make sure that therapy with ketamine and altered states of consciousness is appropriate for you. The following are conditions for which augmented psychotherapy with ketamine may be appropriate.
- Depression
- Treatment-resistant depression: after unsuccessful therapy attempts
- Depressive symptoms due to pain
- Depressive symptoms in palliative care
- Depressive symptoms with bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) without frequent manic episodes
- Obsessive-compulsive disorders: Intensified therapy
- Obsessive-compulsive disorders with depressive symptoms
- Anxiety disorders: Intensified therapy
- Anxiety disorders with depressive symptoms
- Persistent psychological symptoms in the context of severe stress (e.g. death of relatives, separations, job loss, serious illness)
