Key Messages

• Workplace stress can lead to burnout, PTSD, and treatment resistant depression (TRD), affecting morale, absenteeism, retention, and patient care.
• The mental health of caregivers is understudied and inadequately supported, especially given the current pandemic.
• We will address PTSD and TRD with a combination therapy involving communities of practice (CoP) and Ketamine-assisted Psychotherapy.
• The CoP’s have undergone two successful pilots, demonstrating a significant impact on wellness traits and cognitive control in participants.
• Ketamine is described as the most important advancement in the treatment of depression in over fifty years.
• We will capitalize on the potential synergy of these two interventions to provide an evidence-based intervention for PTSD and/or TRD.

Keywords

• Ketamine-assisted therapy
• Resilience
• PTSD
• Depression
• Mental health
• Healthcare providers
• Stress

Author(s)

• Nominated Principal Applicant (name and affiliation): Shannon Dames, Vancouver Island University

Related Syntheses

• Niikaniganaw (All My Relations) Ii – the COVID-19 Rapid Response: Indigenous Approaches to Synthesizing Knowledge for Culturally-safe and Stigma Free Mental Health Care for Under-served Indigenous Communities in Ottawa-Gatineau
• Interventions to Mitigate COVID-19 Related Mental Health Risks for Those with Pre-existing Chronic Health Conditions and Facing Social and Economic Barriers: A Scoping and Rapid Realist Review
• An Evidence Synthesis Service to Support Ontario’s Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence

Population

Healthcare, Front-line Workers and Public Safety Personnel

Language

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