Spotlight: Chacruna-- Can Ketamine-Induced Near-Death Experiences Expedite Healing? (Sienknecht, 2020)
"The potential for ketamine to replicate NDE’s has been supported by research. A recent study published in Science Direct, looking at over 15,000 self-reports, found that the use of ketamine, over all other psychedelic compounds, most frequently led users to have NDE’s..."
Can Ketamine-Induced Near-Death Experiences Expedite Healing?
Since entering our current climate of shelter-in-place order and social distancing induced by the COVID-19 global pandemic, I have witnessed our unprepared health care system being stretched to its max
Eric Sienknecht, Psy.D.
A Deeper Dive:
Spotlight: Ketamine’s Role in Spirituality (Woods, 2021)
“Ketamine, like the prominent psychedelic, psilocybin, has
reportedly caused feelings of spiritual revelation and “out of body experiences” that many physicians may not feel qualified to discuss with their patients.”
Michael 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.
Michael 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
Michael 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.
Michael DeMarco, PhD
