Ketamine is sometimes overlooked in conversations about psychedelics and mental health. Overlooked no more, this conversation with father-son duo Dr. Steven Mandel and Sam Mandel of the Ketamine Clinics of Los Angeles focuses on the many potential uses of ketamine to alleviate mental suffering. We explore why ketamine is potentially underutilized in mental health and examine barriers to access that affect its use.
- Intro (0:00 – 1:37)
- Their Background (1:38 – 3:45)
- The Scope of Their Clinics (3:46 – 5:31)
- From Anesthesiology to Ketamine (5:32 – 8:59)
- In The Underground (9:00 – 12:32)
- Best Practice of Ketamine Treatment (12:33 – 17:03)
- How Ketamine is Delivered to the Patient (17:04 – 21:58)
- No Talk Therapy (21:59 – 25:23)
- Best Practices 2.0 (25:24 – 28:29)
- The Role of Dissociation (28:30 – 35:56)
- Ketamine’s Usefulness Against Suicidality (35:57 – 41:05)
- Final Thoughts (41:06 – 44:18)
- End (44:19 – 45:59)
About the guests: https://ketamineclinics.com/about-us/
