Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in the Treatment of Late-Life Anxiety and Depression —a Pilot Study
Canadian Geriatrics Journal February 21, 2026 Mathilde Labbé, Katerina Nikolitch, Romeo Penheiro et al.
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Karl Looper
7 papers in the library · 47 citations · publishing 2016-2026
Papers
The Music for Subanesthetic Infusions of Ketamine randomised clinical trial: ketamine as a psychedelic treatment for highly refractory depression
The British Journal of Psychiatry June 18, 2025 Kyle T. Greenway, Nicolas Garel, Lê-Anh Dinh-Williams et al. 8 citations
Background Ketamine exerts potent but transient antidepressant effects in treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Combinations of ketamine and psychotherapy have attracted interest, but no trial has investigated a psychedelic model of ketamine–psychotherapy for TRD to our knowledge. Aims This secondary analysis of a randomised clinical trial (RCT) explores the therapeutic effects and experiential...
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2025.102 (opens in new tab)
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Treatment-resistant depression
Experience
Psychedelics
Psychotherapy
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The Montreal model: an integrative biomedical-psychedelic approach to ketamine for severe treatment-resistant depression
Frontiers in Psychiatry September 19, 2023 Nicolas Garel, Jessica Drury, Julien Thibault Lévesque et al. 32 citations
Background Subanesthetic ketamine has accumulated meta-analytic evidence for rapid antidepressant effects in treatment-resistant depression (TRD), resulting in both excitement and debate. Many unanswered questions surround ketamine’s mechanisms of action and its integration into real-world psychiatric care, resulting in diverse utilizations that variously resemble electroconvulsive therapy,...
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1268832 (opens in new tab)
Ketamine
Biopsychosocial model
Psychotherapist
Clinical psychology
Ketamine for depression: a potential role in requests for Medical Aid in Dying?
International Clinical Psychopharmacology September 1, 2023 Nicolas Garel, Michka Nazon, Kamran Naghi et al. 7 citations
Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) is the act of a healthcare provider ending a patient's life, at their request, due to unbearable suffering from a grievous and incurable disease. Access to MAiD has expanded in the last decade and, more recently, it has been made available for psychiatric illnesses in a few countries. Recent studies have found that such psychiatric requests are rapidly increasing and...
Mindfulness in severe and persistent mental illness: a systematic review.
International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice November 2018 Angela Potes, Gabriel Souza, Katerina Nikolitch et al.
This systematic review summarises the current state of research on mindfulness in SPMI, given the pressing need to provide alternative, scalable and cost-effective treatment modalities for patients with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI). Articles included mindfulness-based interventions for SPMI. Excluded articles included qualitative studies, acceptance and compassion therapies, case...
DOI: 10.1080/13651501.2018.1433857 (opens in new tab)
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Mindfulness
Bipolar
Psychosis
Severe mental illness
Brief Mindfulness Meditation for Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Pilot Feasibility Study.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN December 7, 2017 Zoë Thomas, Márta Novák, Susanna Gabriela Torres Platas et al.
Up to 50% of patients undergoing hemodialysis suffer from symptoms of depression and/or anxiety. Access to traditional pharmacotherapies and psychotherapies for depression or anxiety in this patient population has been inadequate. The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of brief mindfulness meditation intervention for patients on hemodialysis with...
Tolerability and suitability of brief group mindfulness-oriented interventions in psychiatric inpatients: a pilot study.
International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice September 1, 2016 Katerina Nikolitch, Vincent Laliberté, Ching Yu et al.
Mindfulness-oriented therapies have a positive impact on patients' overall well-being and alleviate many psychiatric conditions. However, little is known about their use in people with severe mental illness. We aimed to identify which clinical and sociodemographic factors are associated with suitability/tolerability of a brief group mindfulness-oriented therapy. This retrospective study...
DOI: 10.1080/13651501.2016.1197276 (opens in new tab)
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Mindfulness
Inpatients
Psychotherapy
Severe mental illness
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