PMC8635499_01
Timeline of clinical events. The patient received three courses of repeated KAP for extreme and enduring BN, consisting of six sessions per course scheduled twice weekly for 3 weeks. KAP, ketamine assisted psychotherapy; BN, bulimia nervosa; B/P, binge-eating and purging.
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The patient then underwent one course of repeated KAP, consisting of six sessions scheduled twice weekly for 3 weeks, with a minimum interval between sessions of 48 h (Figure 1).
Change in scoring on the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q).
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On the EDE-Q, her global score dropped from 31.8 at baseline to 15.0 by the end of all three courses (18 sessions), with similar patterns recorded across all four subscales: "Restraint" (M = 5.0, SD = 2.2 to M = 1.8, SD = 1.3), "Eating Concern" (M = 5.8, SD = 0.5 to M = 2.2, SD = 1.5), "Weight Concern" (M = 5.8, SD = 0.5 to M = 4.0, SD = 1.9), and "Shape Concern" (M = 5.5, SD = 0.8 to M = 2.5, SD = 1.6) (Figure 2).
Frequency of daily binge-eating and purging following repeated ketamine assisted psychotherapy.
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Additionally, the patient's tracking log showed decreases in binge-eating and purging from 40 to 18 episodes per day after the first course of treatment (6 sessions), 18 to 13 episodes per day after the second course of treatment (12 sessions), and 13 to 4 episodes per day after the third course of treatment (18 sessions) (Figure 3).