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Black Dog Institute announces Australian-first ketamine treatment trial for Australia’s emergency service workers (opens in a new tab)
news-medical.net · 2026-10-27
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Black Dog Institute announces Australian-first ketamine treatment trial for Australia’s emergency service workers
news-medical.net · 2026-10-27
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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedBlack Dog Institute has announced a new clinical trial to test whether ketamine, combined with evidence-based psychological therapy, can improve treatment outcomes for Australia’s emergency service workers with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedResearchers will investigate whether combining ketamine with exposure therapy, described as a gold-standard psychological treatment for PTSD, can enhance recovery and improve mental health outcomes.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedThe trial will focus on emergency service workers and volunteers who continue to experience PTSD symptoms and depression despite previous treatment, with the aim of helping people who have not responded to existing therapies.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedThe article says the ketamine study will be the first of its kind in Australia to investigate this combined treatment approach specifically for PTSD and depression in emergency service workers.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedThe story also reports that Black Dog Institute and the UNSW Traumatic Stress Clinic will conduct a world-first trial of an AI chatbot to evaluate its appeal and ability to treat PTSD in emergency service workers who want an anonymous and digital intervention.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedRecruitment for both trials is expected to commence in 2027.View evidenceHide evidence
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PubMed, Crossref, Europe PMC · 15 candidate papers
Neurochemical, Neurocircuitry, and Psychopathological Mechanisms of PTSD: Emerging Pharmacotherapies and Clinical Perspectives.
ACS Chemical Neuroscience · 2025 · PubMed
Assessing PTSD in first responders.
Treating PTSD in First Responders: a Guide for Serving Those Who Serve. · 2021 · Crossref
Toward Integrating Intranasal Esketamine with Traumatic-Memory Psychotherapy in Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Narrative Review and Feasibility-Oriented Protocol Proposal.
2026 · Europe PMC
Effects of ketamine on fear memory extinction: a review of preclinical literature.
Frontiers in Neuroscience · 2025 · PubMed
Safety First? Trauma Exposure in PTSD
Exposure Therapy · 2012 · Crossref