The Ketamine Breakthrough: How to Find Freedom from Depression, Lift Anxiety, and Open Up to a New World of Possibilities

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New York Times best-selling author Dr. Mike Dow and Ronan Levy, founder of Field Trip, the world's largest provider of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies, offer ways to integrate ketamine into treatment for depression, anxiety, PTSD, and more It's the most impactful revolution in mental health since the introduction of Prozac in 1986- ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP). Ketamine and other psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies, once considered taboo, are now frequently featured in The New York Times and other prestigious publications. When combined with psychotherapy, ketamine, which has been described as the being possibly the "most important breakthrough in antidepressant treatment in decades," has the potential to treat depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other debilitating mental illnesses-and change lives. Unlike antidepressants, which merely mask the pain, psychedelics that heal the brain are the future. Instead of putting Band-Aids on the brain, with KAP, we can actually repair the neurological damage caused by neglect, stress, and abuse. In this book, best-selling author Dr. Mike Dow and Field Trip co-founder and executive chairman Ronan Levy provide a broad overview of where ketamine-assisted psychotherapy came from, how it works, who it works for, and what to expect. This book will outline key moments in scientific history that have paved the way for KAP's future, and go through its specific protocol for both practitioners and patients. This book contains hope for those diagnosed with treatment-resistant depression, plagued by trauma and frozen by fears. Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy has also proven effective for people with drug, alcohol, and behavioral addictions, existential depression, grief, and just feeling stuck. People with unresolved resentments, anger, and the everyday anxieties of modern life will also benefit. Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy has been enormously helpful with couples, groups, and veterans, which will be addressed in the book as well. This is the go-to manual for therapists and anyone considering or undergoing KAP treatment.

Dr. Mike Dow, Psy.D., Ph.D., is a New York Times best-selling author and is America's go-to therapist. As a brain health, mental health, relationship, and addiction expert, Dr. Mike has hosted hit shows on several networks. He is currently a host for Disney+, is part of Dr. Oz's core team of experts, is a recurring guest co-host on The Doctors, and has made regular appearances on Today, Rachael Ray, Wendy Williams, Nancy Grace, and Dr. Drew on Call. Dr. Mike began his career working with the Los Angeles Department of Mental Health before transitioning to private practice. He has a M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy, a Psy.D. in Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Sexology. He practices adult and child psychotherapy, couples therapy, family therapy, sex therapy, and hypnotherapy. An entrepreneur and a visionary, Ronan Levy is one the founders of Field Trip. Concurrent with his work at Field Trip, he is a partner at Grassfed Ventures, a venture capital and advisory firm focused on the cannabis and biotech industries and is Chief Strategy Officer and Member of the Board of Directors for Trait Biosciences Inc., a leading biotech company in the hemp and cannabis industries. Prior to his current roles, Ronan co-founded Canadian Cannabis Clinics and CanvasRx Inc., the latter of which was acquired by Aurora Cannabis Inc. (NYSE- ACB) in 2016, after which he served as Senior Vice President, Business and Corporate Affairs for Aurora. A lawyer by training, Ronan started his career as a corporate lawyer at Blake, Cassels Graydon LLP and Legal Counsel at CTVglobemedia Inc. (now Bell Media Inc.) He holds a Juris Doctor and a Bachelor of Commerce degree, both from the University of Toronto.