A case series of group-based ketamine-assisted psychotherapy for patients in residential treatment for eating disorders with comorbid depression and anxiety disorders.
Journal of eating disorders May 6, 2022 Reid Robison, Adele Lafrance, Madeline Brendle et al.
In a small case series of five patients with eating disorders and co-occurring mood and anxiety disorders, group-based ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (G-KAP) delivered weekly over four weeks in a residential treatment setting was associated with clinically significant improvements in depression scores (PHQ-9) for four of five participants and in anxiety scores (GAD-7) for two of five participants, measured from before dosing to 24 hours after the final session. No serious adverse events occurred, and the protocol was reported as practical to implement. The findings suggest G-KAP may be a useful adjunct to intensive eating disorder treatment, though further research is needed.