Tag: mental health treatment
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Ketamine in First-Responder Mental Health Care: Promise, Risks, and the Unregulated Landscape
Ketamine and first responders: a new approach to treatment Combining psychotherapy with low-dose ketamine—a dissociative drug historically used for anesthesia—has emerged as a relatively new option for treating severe depression and post-traumatic stress in high-trauma populations. Firefighters, police officers, and military members, who historically face elevated trauma exposure, are among the groups exploring ketamine-assisted psychotherapy…
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Cops on ketamine? Largely unregulated mental health treatment faces hurdles
Introduction: a new doorway for first responders’ mental health When a veteran cop in a rural Western North Carolina town sought help for decades of trauma, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy appeared as a potential turning point. The approach blends psychotherapy with low-dose ketamine, a drug historically tied to anesthesia and, in the public eye, to controversial vivid…