Universitätsklinikum Freiburg — Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Stimulations- und Schlaf-Unit (SSU)

Treatment & access

• Treatments offeredEsketamine nasal spray (Spravato®)
• Access routeCovered by a national programme
• Cost & coverage (registry status)Covered by GKV for on-label TRD; see country guide
• ReimbursementGKV: Praxisbesonderheit (outpatient) / hospital financing (inpatient); own page states costs are usually covered by insurers How reimbursement works in Europe →
• Phone+49 761 270-65010
• Websitehttps://www.uniklinik-freiburg.de/psych/ssu.html

About this provider

University Hospital Freiburg is one of Germany's leading academic medical centers. Its Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy runs a dedicated Stimulation and Sleep Unit (SSU) for treatment-resistant depression. The unit's own page states that two treatment rooms are available for (es)ketamine treatment of inpatients and outpatients, and that esketamine (Spravato) is used as the primary agent for TRD within an overall therapeutic concept. Access is via the TRD special consultation clinic or the private outpatient clinic.

2 more verified providers within 50 km

• Riehen · 48 kmKlinik Sonnenhalde : Spravato®
• Rheinfelden · 49 kmKlinik Schützen Rheinfelden : Spravato®

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Practical details

As stated on the provider's own website (checked 2026-09-22); details can change — confirm when you book.

• BookingReferral required — the provider states access runs via a clinician's referral. Source →

Common questions

What to prepare before you enquire

• A referral or the contact details of your treating clinician
• A list of medications you have tried (names, doses, duration)
• A short diagnosis summary or discharge letters

Esketamine programmes usually require a documented history of antidepressant treatment.

Send documents directly to the provider when they reply. We never ask you to upload medical records.