Understanding the Experiences of Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy for People Living with Varying Levels of Depressive Symptoms: A Thematic Analysis

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Understanding the Experiences of Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy for People Living with Varying Levels of Depressive Symptoms: A Thematic Analysis

Analysis demonstrating that in lived experience accounts of ketogenic therapy for depressive symptoms, pros outweigh cons for participants.

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Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy as a Candidate Adjunct for CBTp Delivery in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

This conceptual analysis proposes ketogenic metabolic therapy as an adjunct approach in psychosis and develops a care pathway model to reduce barriers to cognitive behavioral therapy in schizophrenia...

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Bipolar Disorder: Patient-Level Participation Barriers and Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy as a Candidate Adjunct

This conceptual analysis discusses ketogenic metabolic therapies as an adjunct to bipolar disorder treatment guidelines using cognitive behavior therapy to improve patient outcomes.

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Ketosis and Bipolar Disorder: Controlled Analytic Study of Online Reports

This analysis paper aims to investigate associations between a ketogenic diet and mood stabilization among individuals with bipolar disorder.