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Cairn Center KAP Information & Forms
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Please note that we have transitioned to an electronic health system on which we currently provide our forms and other paperwork. These forms are for informational purposes only.
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What is Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy?
KAP Preparation and Aftercare Guide
Post-KAP Integration Recommendations
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) Informed Consent
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Websites
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Kriya Ketamine Research Institute https://www.kriyainstitute.com/
Psychedelic Support https://psychedelic.support/​
Ketamine Related Articles (Linked)
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Maintenance Intramuscular Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, a Retrospective Chart Review of Efficacy, Adverse Events, and Dropouts from a Community Practice. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. W. Ryan et al. (2024)
A Transdiagnostic Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Ketamine's Anxiolytic Effects. Journal of Psychopharmacology. H. Hartland et al. (2023)
Visions to Heed: Ketamine’s Breakout In Psychedelic Therapy. Psychedelic Support. Bernitt, D. (2022).
A Novel, Brief, Fully Automated Intervention to Extend the Antidepressant Effect of a Single Ketamine Infusion: A Randomized Clinical Trial. American Journal of Psychiatry. R. Price et al. (2022)​
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Ketamine-50 Years in Use: From Anesthesia to Rapid Antidepressant Effects and Neurobiological Mechanisms. Pharmacological Reports. S. Kohtala (2021)
Synthesizing the Evidence for Ketamine and Esketamine in Treatment-Resistant Depression: An International Expert Opinion on the Available Evidence and Implementation. American Journal Psychiatry. R. McIntyre et al. (2021)
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Repeated Ketamine Administration for Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. American Journal Psychiatry. A. Feder et al. (2021)
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials of Ketamine in the Treatment of Refractory Anxiety Spectrum Disorders. Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology. E. Whittaker et al. (2021)
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Post-Psychedelic Reductions in Experiential Avoidance Are Associated With Decreases in Depression Severity and Suicidal Ideation. Frontiers in Psychiatry. R. Zeifman et al. (2020)
Single and Repeated Ketamine Infusions for Reduction of Suicidal Ideation in Treatment-Resistant Depression. Neuropsychopharmacology. J. Phillips et al. (2020)
Ketamine in Bipolar Disorder: A Review. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. A. Wilkowska et al. (2020)
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Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP): Patient Demographics, Clinical Data and Outcomes in Three Large Practices Administering Ketamine with Psychotherapy. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. Dore, J., Turnipseed, B., Dwyer, S., Turnipseed, A., Andries, J., Ascani, G., Monnette, C., Huidekoper, A., Strauss, N., & Wolfson, P. (2019)
Paradigms of Ketamine Treatment . Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). Bennett, R. (2019)
Ketamine Stirs Up Hope—and Controversy—as a Depression Drug. WIRED. Velasquez-Manoff, M. (2018)
Unlocking the Potential of Ketamine Therapy with Dr. Jeffrey Becker. Neurohacker Collective.Schmachtenberger, D. (2018).
A Consensus Statement on the Use of Ketamine in the Treatment of Mood Disorders. JAMA Psychiatry. G. Sanacora et al. (2017)
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CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics Journal (Vol. 19, Issue 16). Special edition devoted to ketamine. All of the articles are open-access and can be downloaded as PDFs (2013)​
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​​​​Recommended Books
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Psychedelic Integration: Psychotherapy for Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness – Marc B. Aixala
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Handbook of Medical Hallucinogens – Charles Grob
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Good Chemistry – Julie Holland, MD
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How to Change Your Mind – Michael Pollan
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Sacred Knowledge: Psychedelics and Religious Experiences – William Richards
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Advances in Psychedelic Medicine: State-of-the-Art Therapeutic Applications – Michael Winkelman
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The Ketamine Papers: Science, Therapy, and Transformation – Edited by P. Wolfson MD & G. Gartelius
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Resources
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Ketamine Games offers online simple games designed to boost effectiveness of ketamine treatments for depression, based on peer reviewed research. Click on this link to explore.
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