A Pilot Study Comparing a Community of Practice Program with and without Concurrent Ketamine-Assisted Therapy
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs September 1, 2023 V. Tsang, Dragos C Razagan, P. Kryskow et al. 10 citations
Depression, anxiety, and PTSD are rising among healthcare providers, and conventional treatments have limited effectiveness. A 12-week pilot program combined a Community of Practice (CoP) group therapy with optional ketamine sessions for 57 healthcare providers. Symptoms were measured before and after the program. All participants showed significant reductions: depression scores dropped by an average of 6.79 points, anxiety by 5.57 points, and PTSD by 14.83 points. Those who also received ketamine had larger reductions, but the difference was not statistically significant, suggesting the group therapy itself drove the improvement.