The Debrief  ·  No. 9

Week of August 26 – September 2, 2026

Week of August 26 – September 2, 2026: no new recruiting · no new Field Notes · 1 veteran-specific paper surfaced this week, under independent verification.

0 new recruiting0 new Field Notes1 under verification

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1Newly recruiting this week

No new studies opened to veterans this week.

2Still recruiting

Open now, from the directory — not new this week.

Ketamine-assisted Integrative Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain & Depression
Veterans only · Michigan · VA Office of Research and Development
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Veterans' Perceptions of Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy for Depression
Veterans only · New York · Albany Research Institute
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MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Veterans With PTSD
Veterans only · Rockville, Maryland · Sunstone Medical
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3Field Notes — from the archive

No new Field Notes this week — ones worth revisiting.

A year after a single psilocybin dose, veterans' depression was still lower than at the start — but the early gains faded, and fewer maintained their response by 12 months.
Open-label pilot · n = 15 (10 completed)
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Over six ketamine infusions, combat veterans' PTSD and depression symptoms fell.
Observational single-arm · n = 30
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In the first psilocybin study run specifically in veterans, most participants' treatment-resistant depression improved three weeks after a single dose.
Open-label single-arm · n = 15
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Research Watch · under verification

Not a Field Note — bibliographic facts only. No findings are stated here until this clears independent verification.

Psychedelic Medicine · Retrospective survey · n=30 · with Heroic Hearts Canada

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