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Psychedelics Assist Psychotherapy

Psychedelics Assist Psychotherapy

About the Psychedelic Institute
Psychedelic Institute of Mental Health & Family Therapy offers support, training and practice in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy to clinician and non-clinical members
Psychedelic Institute of Mental Health & Family TherapyMichael DeMarco, PhD
Psychedelic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: On Ketamine, Context, and Competencies in “Assisted-Psychotherapy”
There are many tools to help a psychotherapist help clients learn to speak the language of cognitive behavioral therapy, especially tools which may help facilitate therapeutic alliance, including, but not limited to telehealth.
Psychedelic Institute of Mental Health & Family TherapyMichael DeMarco, PhD
Psychedelic Therapy: Does the psychedelic experience matter?
Psychedelic medicines have been studied in the Western medical literature consistently for over 100 years, over 60 of which in the ongoing study and practice of racemic ketamine. Psychedelic experiences are described similarly and often felt as profoundly meaningful.
Psychedelic Institute of Mental Health & Family TherapyMichael DeMarco, PhD
Neural correlates and subjective experiences in meditation vs psychedelics, including ketamine (Preliminary Lit Review)
A preliminary, evolving review of the literature. (Ongoing Draft) | Psychedelic Institute of Mental Health & Family Therapy
Psychedelic Institute of Mental Health & Family TherapyMichael DeMarco, PhD
Sublingual & Oral Ketamine Research: Efficacy, Dosage, and Treatment for Mental Health
Ongoing review of the literature related to safety and efficacy of ketamine and esketamine by mouth.
Psychedelic Institute of Mental Health & Family TherapyMichael DeMarco, PhD
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Psychedelic Institute of Mental Health & Family TherapyMichael DeMarco, PhD

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ketamine

Spotlight: Ketamine Reverses Chronic Stress-Induced Behavioral Changes via the Expression of Ca2+-Permeable AMPA Receptors in Mice (Flowers, et al, 2025)

"Our findings suggest that subanesthetic low-dose ketamine rapidly triggers the expression of CP-AMPARs in the hippocampus, which induces antidepressant and antistress effects."

Spotlight: Psychedelic Sensationalism: An Analysis of the Schedule Classification of Psilocybin (Wood, 2023)

"This paper asserts that drug regulation was used as a form of social control that aimed to stifle the progressive ideals of the youth counterculture movement and reinforce conservative American ideals."

Spotlight: [Exploring and treating complex trauma in everyday clinical reality in child and adolescent psychiatry] (Robin, 2025)

"This report highlights Ketamine's rapid action on glutamate pathways and its potential benefits in complex psychiatric profiles, where traditional treatments like electroconvulsive therapy often fail."
opioid use disorder

Spotlight: Ketamine to enhance methadone treatment retention in patients with opioid use disorder and co-morbid depression (Manza, et al, 2025)

Ketamine was safe and generally well-tolerated. At 10-day follow-up post-ketamine infusions, participant acceptability ratings were mostly favorable. 3-month timepoint - strong treatment adherence with self-reported depression symptoms decrease
ketamine

Spotlight: Intravenous ketamine for suicide ideation in borderline personality and depression (Bachir, et al, 2025)

"This report highlights ketamine's rapid action on glutamate pathways and its potential benefits in complex psychiatric profiles where traditional treatments like electroconvulsive therapy often fail. "
Spotlight: Beyond Addiction Sept 19-22 2025
recovery

Spotlight: Beyond Addiction Sept 19-22 2025

The First Online Conference Focused on Psychedelic Treatments for Addiction and Long-term Recovery

Spotlight: Is there consciousness beyond the brain? (Goff, 2025)

More: The Consciousness Issue: The Mystery of Being YouBig Think’s latest special issue journeys to the edges of science
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