The Debrief  ·  No. 1

Week of July 7, 2026

The first issue: three veteran studies recruiting now, three findings fresh from the Field Notes desk — including a rigorous trial where ketamine didn't outperform placebo — and one book worth starting with.

New here? The Debrief is the weekly research read from Psychedelic Vets — the same veteran research we’ve been sharing at Microdosing Vets, now in one place.

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1Newly recruiting this week

No new studies opened to veterans this week.

Recruiting now

Ketamine for Veterans With Parkinson's Disease
Veterans 40–80 with Parkinson's · California · VA Office of Research and Development
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Psilocybin for Depression After Spinal Cord Injury
Adults 22+ with spinal cord injury and depression · Bronx, NY · James J. Peters VA
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Ketamine in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Adults 18+ with severe TBI · Dallas, TX · UT Southwestern
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3New Field Notes

Studies we read in full and checked against the source.

MDMA-assisted therapy cut veterans' PTSD by more than half — and it held for a year
A Phase 2 dose-response trial in 26 veterans and first responders — the study that carried MDMA toward Phase 3.
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A randomized military trial: ketamine did not reduce PTSD symptoms more than placebo
A well-powered negative result (n=158) — informative, not inconclusive.
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The first psilocybin trial in veterans: most saw treatment-resistant depression drop after one dose
60% response after a single dose — an open-label, first-in-veterans signal.
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4One thing worth knowing

From the Library
The Veteran's Guide to Psychedelics — Matt Zemon & Kristine Rae Weingardt

Most psychedelic books are written for a general audience. This one is written for the military one — a preparation and integration workbook that takes the veteran context as its starting point rather than an afterthought. If the research on this page has you thinking about what preparation and integration actually look like, it's the most concrete place to start. It sits on the Library's Start Here shelf.

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