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Interviews, podcasts, conference recordings, and press coverage spanning my work in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.

28 Sept 2026 · Hverdagspsykenpodcast

Ketaminbehandling - Mer enn bare medisinen: Et dypdykk i behandlingsformen for psyken m/ Lowan Stewart & Vilde Krum Dahl

Norwegian-language conversation on what ketamine is, its decades of use in medicine, and how it is combined with psychotherapy in the treatment of depression and anxiety. Joined by producer Vilde Krum Dahl, who shares her own experience of the treatment.

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2 Sept 2026 · Drugreportervideo

Paving the Way with Ketamine in Norway

Short interview clip from Drugreporter's documentary on PAREA's European Forum of National Psychedelic Societies in Brussels, May 2026. Lowan Stewart, co-founder of the Norwegian Association for Psychedelic Science, on how Norway established public ketamine treatment.

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24 Aug 2026 · Aftenpostenpress

Nytt verktøy i kampen mot selvmord

Feature on ketamine being approved as public treatment for acute suicidality in Norway, told through one patient's course of treatment. Lowan Stewart is interviewed. Paywalled.

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3 Aug 2026 · Ketamine StartUppodcast

What It Takes to Be the First: Building a Ketamine Practice in a Resistant Healthcare System

Podcast conversation on Lowan Stewart's path from emergency medicine to founding a ketamine clinic in New Mexico in 2016, expanding to Norway in 2018, and the work behind Norway becoming the first country to approve national public reimbursement for off-label ketamine treatment.

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17 Jul 2026 · Dagens Medisinpress

Hvordan formidle om nye behandlingsmetoder

Op-ed co-authored by Lowan Stewart and Lars Lien on how to communicate responsibly about new treatments such as ketamine for treatment-resistant depression, and the role of patient narratives alongside clinical evidence.

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26 Jun 2026 · Teknisk Ukebladpress

Kommersiell romfart gjør rommet tilgjengelig for flere

Op-ed co-authored by Lowan Stewart on how commercial spaceflight is widening access to space, written in his capacity as a board member of the Norwegian Space Medicine Association.

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5 Jun 2026 · Medscapepress

Is At-Home, Extended-Release Ketamine Coming to Market Soon?

News feature in which Lowan Stewart comments on KET01, an oral extended-release ketamine formulation in development for treatment-resistant depression, and the potential of at-home maintenance dosing to broaden access.

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20 May 2026 · Drug Sciencepress

Norway becomes the first country to publicly fund generic ketamine for depression

Signed article by Lowan Stewart on Norway becoming the first country to introduce public reimbursement for generic ketamine in treatment-resistant depression, and how a coordinated public treatment model combining medication and psychotherapy was built.

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7 Feb 2026 · Eden Foundationvideo

Ketamine: The Psychedelic Elephant in the Room

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6 Dec 2025 · The Nordic Psychiatristpress

Off-label ketamine for treatment resistant depression

Commentary on Norway becoming the first country to approve national public reimbursement for off-label ketamine treatment.

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17 Nov 2025 · Psykedelisk Vetenskappodcast

Borealis 2025: Lowan Stewart

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27 Oct 2025 · Psykt Interessantpodcast

Ketamin, spiseforstyrrelser og psykiske lidelser

Conversation on ketamine's emerging role in treating eating disorders and other mental health conditions.

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27 Aug 2025 · Norsk psykiatrisk foreningpress

Milepæl i depresjonsbehandling

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27 Aug 2025 · PAREApress

Norway sets precedent on national reimbursement of generic ketamine for depression

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25 Aug 2025 · NRK Troms og Finnmarkpress

Norske sjukehus innfører ketamin til behandling mot depresjon

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25 Aug 2025 · Aftenpostenpress

Først i verden: Psykedelisk medisin godkjent i Norge

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15 Aug 2024 · Stavanger Aftenbladpress

SUS tester ketamin mot alvorlig depresjon

Feature on Stavanger University Hospital's clinical trial of ketamine for severe depression. Lowan Stewart is interviewed on how ketamine treatment is delivered in Norway. Paywalled.

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10 Jun 2024 · Ganske aktuelt med Kenneth Berghpodcast

#62 Dr. Lowan Stewart: Ketamine and Ketamine assisted psychotherapy

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11 May 2024 · Aftenposten A-magasinetpress

Ketamin: Dyrt, lovende - og helt grusomt?

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4 May 2024 · Verdensrommetpodcast

#34 Ketamin 2.0 The future of mental health

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1 May 2024 · Mannepratpodcast

050 - Lowan H Stewart

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29 Apr 2024 · NRK Trøndelagpress

Ketamin-behandling ble redningen for Kenneth

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11 Feb 2024 · Magefolelsen (The Gut Feeling)podcast

Episode 72: Lowan H Stewart. Psychedelic therapy.

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21 Jan 2024 · E24press

Behandler deprimerte med ketamin: Forstår at det finnes en viss skepsis

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28 May 2023 · Agenda Magasinpress

Tilgivelsesreisen

Portrait piece featuring Lowan on ketamine treatment, quality of life, and building new clinical infrastructure in Norway.

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19 Apr 2023 · Adresseavisenpress

Ny behandling tilbys i Trondheim: Har skapt en farsott

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13 Mar 2023 · Norsk Psykedelisk Vitenskapvideo

Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy for alcohol use disorder and other addictions

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7 Dec 2022 · Norsk Psykedelisk Vitenskapvideo

Q&A-panel with Norwegian Psychedelic Therapists and Scientists

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13 Nov 2022 · TV 2press

Psykedelisk behandling mot depresjon: Pasienter kommer fra alle kanter av landet

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13 Nov 2022 · TV 2press

Omstridt ketamin-behandling reddet livet til Andrea (32)

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24 Aug 2022 · Norsk Psykedelisk Vitenskapvideo

Ketamine for the treatment of substance use disorders (NPSC 2022)

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6 Jun 2022 · Verdensrommetpodcast

#18 Ketamine

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12 Aug 2021 · Skravleklassenpodcast

Ketamin - Fight fire with fire

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30 May 2021 · Hennings Verdenpodcast

#52 Lowan H Stewart: Psychedelics, A Game Changer In Mental Health

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24 Feb 2021 · Iboganauticspodcast

#84 Ketamine-Iboga Connection - NMDA - Lowan H. Stewart

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8 Feb 2021 · TV 2video

Dop i møblerte hjem (Norge bak fasaden S02E06)

Documentary exploring the line between drugs and medicine in Norway. Features Lowan on ketamine treatment.

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18 Nov 2020 · Dagsavisen / Demokratenpress

Kalnes først i landet til å bruke narkosemiddel mot depresjon

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12 Nov 2020 · Sykehuset Østfoldpress

Ny behandlingsmetode mot depresjon

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6 Oct 2020 · Stoff Magasinpress

Magiske kurer mot depresjon

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11 Jun 2020 · Transformative New Mexicovideo

Ketamine for Depression and Reconnection

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20 Feb 2020 · Dagens Medisinpress

Ketamin er et lovende anestesimiddel for depresjon

Op-ed responding to criticism of ketamine treatment, co-authored with Andreas Wahl Blomkvist.

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16 Dec 2019 · Innimellompodcast

Liveopptak: Psykedelisk renessanse med Lowan Stewart, Ivar Goksøyr og Bjørn Grinde

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17 Oct 2019 · Foreningen Tryggere Ruspolitikkvideo

Ketamine: Treating depression and addiction (Nordic Reform Conference 2019)

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2 Jan 2019 · Aftenpostenpress

Ketamin er et trygt og lovende alternativ for alvorlig deprimerte pasienter

Op-ed on ketamine as a safe and promising alternative for patients with severe depression.

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