Ketamine-Occasioned Mystical Experience in Veterans with Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Retrospective Exploratory Analysis
These findings suggest that ketamine can occasion mystical experiences in veterans with treatment-resistant depression. Future studies should further explore the mystical-type effects of ketamine as a potential contributor to its therapeutic effect in treatment-resistant depression.
Authors
- Jyoti Mishra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6612-4557)
- James O. E. Pittman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9155-2983)
- Dhakshin Ramanathan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5212-3067)
- Kush V. Bhatt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2697-3594)
- Dimitri Perivoliotis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4254-0155)
- Jason Compton
- Andrew W. Bismark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0381-642X)
- Em Ellerman
Institutions
- University of California San Diego (US)
- VA San Diego Healthcare System (US)
- University of California San Diego Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychedelic Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1089/psymed.2024.0040
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Psychedelics and Drug Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31