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BMC Palliative Care

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Palliative care provider attitudes toward existential distress and treatment with psychedelic-assisted therapies

Interviews with 19 palliative care clinicians found existential distress to be common and often inadequately treated within current, largely non‑medicalised frameworks. Providers regarded psychedelic‑assisted therapies as a promising option for refractory existential distress but emphasised the need for larger trials, clinician education, adapted care models that integrate spiritual and mental‑health expertise, and measures to ensure safety and equitable access.

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BMC Palliative Care
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Niles, H., Fogg, C., Kelmendi, B., Lazenby, M.
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A rapid positive influence of S-ketamine on the anxiety of patients in palliative care: a retrospective pilot study

A retrospective pilot study of eight palliative care patients given an intravenous S-ketamine infusion (0.25 mg/kg) found a rapid, significant reduction in anxiety compared with matched controls, with no significant change in depression or lasting analgesic effects. Findings are limited by the small, non-randomised retrospective design and need confirmation in prospective randomised trials.

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BMC Palliative Care
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Falk, E., Schlieper, D., Van Caster, P., Lutterbeck, M. J., Schwartz, J., Cordes, J., Grau, I., Kienbaum, P., Neukirchen, M.

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2
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62
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Publisher
Springer Nature
Country
United Kingdom
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