At Good Mind, patients usually reach out directly, get a GP referral and a psychiatry assessment, then come in for a series of in-person treatment sessions at a clinic over three to six months — with nurses supervising each dose. "About 70% of those people will have their depression treated or cured."
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The pathway Lauren describes is straightforward: "often patients reach out to us directly, we tell them all about the treatment that we offer, we get a GP referral, we do the patient psychiatry assessment, and then that patient comes to us for a series of in-person treatment sessions in one of our clinics over the course of 3 to 6 months."
Over that period patients get "a really positive neuroplastic effect in their brain, as well as a direct antidepressant effect from the ketamine." The sessions happen in a supervised setting "under the care of nurses to make sure that you're safe." Good Mind delivers this through a hybrid of telehealth and in-person care across five clinic sites in Australia.