The Debrief  ·  No. 12

Week of September 16 – September 23, 2026

Week of September 16 – September 23, 2026: no new recruiting · no new Field Notes.

0 new recruiting0 new Field Notes

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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 in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Adults 18+ with severe TBI · Dallas, TX · UT Southwestern Medical Center
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Ketamine for Veterans With Parkinson's Disease
Veterans 40–80 with Parkinson's · California · VA Office of Research and Development
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Group Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy for PTSD
Adults with PTSD — veterans & first responders included · New Mexico · University of New Mexico
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3Field Notes — from the archive

No new Field Notes this week — ones worth revisiting.

In a retrospective case series, veterans with treatment-resistant depression and PTSD saw their depression scores fall across both the nasal-spray and the intravenous ketamine they received — with no head-to-head comparison.
Retrospective case series · n = 15
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Veterans who attended psilocybin or ayahuasca retreats reported improvements across PTSD, depression, and other measures about four weeks later.
Naturalistic pre-post · n = 58
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In a controlled trial in veterans, smoked cannabis did not reduce PTSD symptoms more than a placebo.
Randomized double-blind cross-over · n = 80
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4One thing worth knowing

From the Library
The Alchemist — Paulo Coelho

A parable of following your calling — the narrative of guided navigation through a path that doesn't look viable from the outside.

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