A Pilot Study Comparing a Community of Practice Group Therapy Program with and without Concurrent Ketamine-assisted Therapy
European Psychiatry March 1, 2023 V. W. L. Tsang, R. Moyer, P. Kryskow et al. 2 citations
A group therapy program called Roots to Thrive (RTT) produced significant reductions in PTSD, depression, and anxiety symptoms among 49 healthcare practitioners with treatment-resistant mental health conditions. Participants' average PTSD scores dropped from 39.3 to 20.99, depression scores from 15.5 to 7.7, and anxiety scores from 15.5 to 6.2 over 12 weeks. Adding ketamine-assisted therapy did not lead to statistically greater improvements than the group therapy alone. The findings suggest that the group therapy model itself may be effective, and that the role of ketamine in this context requires further investigation.