PsyAccess
Ketamine / KAPPending re-verificationDesignated-centers model

Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken (UPK) Basel - ketamine/interventional

Basel, Switzerland

Treatment & access

  • Treatments offeredOutpatient ketamine therapy · Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), outpatient and inpatient · Pre-assessment consultations for specialised depression treatments
  • Access routeprivate_pay
  • Price informationPrices not published on the provider's website.
  • Phone+41 61 325 50 97
  • Websitehttps://upk.ch

About this provider

At the Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken (UPK) Basel, ketamine therapy is offered on an outpatient basis within the Centre for Affective, Stress and Sleep Disorders (ZASS), a university competence centre for depression, bipolar and related disorders. The centre's outpatient unit for affective disorders and interventional psychiatry currently focuses on pre-assessments for specialised treatments for patients with depression, including bipolar illness, and other affective disorders, and conducts education and indication consultations for electroconvulsive therapy, which is performed both outpatient and inpatient; further services are described as under development. Referrals for ketamine therapy come from specialist physicians to zass@upk.ch or via the secretariat. The centre is led by Prof. Dr. med. Annette Brühl, with Dr. med. Jan Sarlon as senior physician.

Services & programs

  • Outpatient ketamine therapyOffered within the ZASS centre; specialist (fachärztliche) referrals or enquiries are directed to zass@upk.ch or the secretariat at +41 61 325 50 97. Not published on the provider's website.
  • Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)Described by UPK as one of psychiatry's oldest and most effective treatments, used mainly for severe and difficult-to-treat depression, performed under general anesthesia both outpatient and inpatient, always with the patient's consent; the unit conducts ECT education and indication consultations. Not published on the provider's website.
  • Pre-assessment for specialised depression treatmentsThe outpatient unit for affective disorders and interventional psychiatry currently offers primarily pre-assessments for specialised treatments for depression (including bipolar disorder) and other affective disorders, with further services under development. Not published on the provider's website.

Programs & studies

ProgramKindStatus
Outpatient ketamine therapy at ZASS
Access via specialist referral to zass@upk.ch or the ZASS secretariat.
ketamine_outpatientoffered
Electroconvulsive therapy programme
Registration usually through referring physicians via zass@upk.ch or ekt@upk.ch.
ectoffered outpatient and inpatient

Pricing

ItemPrice
Ketamine therapy / ECT
No cost or insurance information is published on the service page.
Not published

Prices are taken from the provider's own website and were last checked on . Always confirm the current price with the provider before booking.

Facilities & languages

  • Facilities
    • UPK campus, Wilhelm Klein-Strasse 27, 4002 Basel
    • 24-hour central admission and psychiatric emergency service (+41 61 325 51 00); walk-in outpatient unit at Kornhausgasse 7, Basel, Mon-Fri 8:00-16:00
  • LanguagesWebsite in German with an English version.
  • TeamProf. Dr. med. Annette Brühl, chief physician of the Centre for Affective, Stress and Sleep Disorders and the Centre for Old Age Psychiatry and professor of affective disorders, and Dr. med. Jan Sarlon, senior physician at the centre, are the named contacts.

Common questions

How do I access ketamine therapy at UPK Basel?

Ketamine therapy is offered on an outpatient basis within the ZASS centre. Specialist physician referrals or enquiries should go to zass@upk.ch or the secretariat at +41 61 325 50 97; registration for the outpatient unit usually comes from referring physicians.

What does treatment cost and does insurance pay?

UPK does not publish cost or insurance information for ketamine therapy on its website; the site has a general financing section for admissions, and cost questions are handled as part of the referral and admission process.

Is treatment inpatient or outpatient?

Ketamine therapy is described as outpatient. Electroconvulsive therapy at UPK is performed both outpatient and inpatient, and the centre is connected to UPK's inpatient affective disorder wards.

What happens before a specialised treatment starts?

The outpatient unit for affective disorders and interventional psychiatry primarily conducts pre-assessments for specialised depression treatments as well as education and indication consultations, for example for ECT.

Who leads the service?

Prof. Dr. med. Annette Brühl, chief physician of the Centre for Affective, Stress and Sleep Disorders, together with senior physician Dr. med. Jan Sarlon.

Looking at alternatives? Other Swiss routes include BAG-designated Spravato (esketamine) centres, private interventional psychiatry providers, federal limited medical use authorisations for psychedelic-assisted therapy at licensed practices, and clinical trials at university psychiatric hospitals.

Verification

This record was verified previously and is awaiting its scheduled re-check against the registry.

  • License / registryPublic trial registry (ClinicalTrials.gov / EU CTIS)
  • Sourcehttps://upk.ch
  • Last verified

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