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Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy for Suicide Crisis Syndrome: Case report

Eyuel Terefe

Psychiatry, Depression & Anxiety December 30, 2023 DOI: 10.24966/pda-0150/100051 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Case study Case report Peer reviewed
Sample size 1
Population Patient with spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in an acute suicidal state
Intervention Ketamine
Topics Esketamine Ketamine Psychedelic-assisted therapy
Key findings Ketamine-guided psychotherapy successfully treated a patient with SCS in an acute suicidal state.

Abstract

we have combined the two (ketamine and CBT) in the form of ketamine-guided psychotherapy to successfully treat a patient with SCS in an acute suicidal state.

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