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Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy: A Systematic Narrative Review of the Literature

Sandra J Drozdz1 Department of Anesthesia, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7601-3295
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Akash Goel1 Department of Anesthesia, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada;2 Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA;3 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Matthew W McGarr4 Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6432-427X
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Joel Katz3 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada;5 Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada;6 Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada;7 School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, ON, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8686-447X
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Paul Ritvo5 Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada;7 School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Gabriella F Mattina1 Department of Anesthesia, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6205-4261
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Venkat Bhat8 Interventional Psychiatry Program, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada;9 Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada;10 Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Calvin Diep3 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Karim S Ladha1 Department of Anesthesia, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada;3 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada;10 Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1691-1706 | Published online: 15 Jun 2022

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