Mystical Experience Induced by Esketamine Treatment: A Real-World Observational Study
medRxiv Preprint Server March 31, 2026 Maia Mallevays, Louise Fuet, Michel Danon et al. 1 citation preprint
Esketamine is a fast-acting antidepressant drug which induces acute psychoactive effects. The most frequent is a dissociative state which seems unrelated to therapeutic efficacy. Other esketamine-induced effects, including psychedelic-like mystical experiences, have been poorly studied in terms of phenomenology and frequency, and may carry specific therapeutic relevance. In this study, we...