Qualitative analysis of a patient’s experience of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy for substance use disorder: Empirical synergies with twelve-step programs.
Dan Petrovitch, Jacob Spinks, Hannah B Yoo et al. preprint
A 28-year-old woman with alcohol and prescription opioid misuse underwent a collaborative treatment plan that combined ketamine-assisted psychotherapy with existing psychosocial and 12-step-based treatments. The patient attributed psychological and spiritual changes to her ketamine treatments, and her ketamine-induced experiences overlapped with the 12 steps. The report details clinical practices for managing the unique risks of ketamine interventions as substance use disorder treatments.