Tag: PTSD
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Sole Survivor’s Silent Battle: Trauma After the Air India Crash
Introduction: A Miracle that Feels Like a Nightmare When a plane crash claims the lives of nearly all aboard, a single passenger’s survival is often hailed as a modern miracle. Yet for Viswashkumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the June Air India crash, survival has become a daily burden. The label of miracle sits uneasily…
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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? Navigating Largely Unregulated Mental Health Treatment Hurdles
Introduction: The promise and the perils of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy for first responders Combining psychotherapy with low-dose ketamine—an anesthetic with a history of misuse—has emerged as a controversial but increasingly discussed approach to treating severe depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among high-trauma populations. Firefighters, police officers, and military members often carry invisible burdens, and mental…
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Ketamine for First Responders: Unregulated Care Hurdles
Overview: Ketamine and the push for faster access to mental health care Combining psychotherapy with low-dose ketamine is an emerging approach aimed at treating severe depression and post-traumatic stress, especially for groups exposed to high trauma, such as police officers and firefighters. While early results have drawn attention for rapid symptom relief, the field remains…
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MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy: Insights from the October 2025 Psychedelics Review on PTSD and Emerging Conditions
Overview: A Historic View of MDMA in Psychotherapy The October 2025 issue of Psychedelics offers a comprehensive review of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, tracing its journey from early chemical synthesis in 1912 to its current status as a promising tool in modern psychiatry. Led by Dr. Kenji Hashimoto and a multidisciplinary team, the analysis emphasizes how MDMA…
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MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy: Insights from the October 2025 Psychedelics Review on PTSD and Emerging Psychiatric Conditions
Overview: A Milestone Review of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy The October 2025 issue of Psychedelics presents a comprehensive review of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, tracing its journey from early synthesis to its current role in modern psychiatric research. Led by Dr. Kenji Hashimoto and a multidisciplinary team, the article synthesizes decades of data to illuminate how MDMA may augment…
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MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy: A Comprehensive Review in the October 2025 Psychedelics Issue
Overview: MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy in the Spotlight The October 2025 issue of Psychedelics features a comprehensive review of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, tracing its trajectory from early synthesis in 1912 to today’s clinical research programs. Led by Dr. Kenji Hashimoto and colleagues, the article synthesizes decades of work that position MDMA not merely as a substance of abuse,…
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Cops on Ketamine: Unregulated Mental Health Treatments for First Responders
Ketamine and the push to help first responders When mental health crises collide with high-stress public service, innovative treatments often move faster than policy and regulation. Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy—combining a dissociative drug with guided talk therapy—has emerged as a potential option for police officers, firefighters, and military personnel who carry heavy trauma loads. In rural western…
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Cops on Ketamine: The Unregulated Path to Mental Health Care for First Responders
Ketamine as a Path to Healing for First Responders In rural western North Carolina, a police sergeant who spent nearly two decades in the line of duty found herself grappling with sleep deprivation, depression, and recurring trauma. Waynesville Police Sgt. Paige Shell’s journey to recovery began with talk therapy that didn’t suffice and culminated in…
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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…