People With AUD May Benefit From Combination of Ketamine, Mindfulness Therapy

This study demonstrated that treatment with three infusions of ketamine was well tolerated in patients with alcohol use disorder and was associated with more days of abstinence from alcohol at six-month follow-up. The findings suggest a possible beneficial effect of adding psychological therapy a longside ketamine treatment,” the authors concluded.For related information, see theAmerican Journal of Psychiatryarticle “A Single Ketamine Infusion Combined With Motivational Enhancement Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Randomized Midazolam-Controlled Pilot Trial. ”(Image: iStock/georgeoprea9)CMS Field Tests Psychiatry Cost Measures, Invites CommentsThe Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) is conducting field testing for five episode-based cost measures for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). The goal is to collect feedback on these cost measures for major depressive disorder and psychoses/related conditions. Testing will include assessment of the measures ’ importance, scientific acceptability, and clinical validity. Clinicians and clinician groups with at least 20 episodes for at least one measure will receive a Field Test Report with information about their cost performance; feedback will be used to consider potential measure refinements. Draft s pecifications for each measure are available on theCMS website. The field testing endsThursday, February 25.APA is interested in reviewing Field Test Reports with APA members to inform our feedback t...
Source: Psychiatr News - Category: Psychiatry Tags: abstinence ajp in advance alcohol use disorder AUD heavy drinking ketamine mindfulness therapy relapse relapse prevention Well-Being Source Type: research