Ketogenic therapy as a potential novel treatment approach for PTSD: an integrative review and proposed mechanistic model

Robin Engelhardt, John O. Ogedengbe, Malvina S. Millet, Mira E. G. Ayad, Inga Schalinski, Timo Von Oertzen, Anna Rieckmann, David Effinger, Simon Hirschberger, Christopher M. Palmer, Georgia Ede, Shane W. Kraus, Dominik Trommer, Louis Schreel, Julia Tulipan, Bailey Way, Roman-Ulrich Müller, Allison Hull, Jürgen Maes, Marc N. Potenza

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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1854499
Published: 2026-09-09
Container: Frontiers in Psychiatry
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1854499,
  title = {Ketogenic therapy as a potential novel treatment approach for PTSD: an integrative review and proposed mechanistic model},
  author = {Robin Engelhardt and John O. Ogedengbe and Malvina S. Millet and Mira E. G. Ayad and Inga Schalinski and Timo Von Oertzen and Anna Rieckmann and David Effinger and Simon Hirschberger and Christopher M. Palmer and Georgia Ede and Shane W. Kraus and Dominik Trommer and Louis Schreel and Julia Tulipan and Bailey Way and Roman-Ulrich Müller and Allison Hull and Jürgen Maes and Marc N. Potenza},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in Psychiatry},
  doi = {10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1854499},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1854499}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Ketogenic therapy as a potential novel treatment approach for PTSD: an integrative review and proposed mechanistic model
AU  - Robin Engelhardt
AU  - John O. Ogedengbe
AU  - Malvina S. Millet
AU  - Mira E. G. Ayad
AU  - Inga Schalinski
AU  - Timo Von Oertzen
AU  - Anna Rieckmann
AU  - David Effinger
AU  - Simon Hirschberger
AU  - Christopher M. Palmer
AU  - Georgia Ede
AU  - Shane W. Kraus
AU  - Dominik Trommer
AU  - Louis Schreel
AU  - Julia Tulipan
AU  - Bailey Way
AU  - Roman-Ulrich Müller
AU  - Allison Hull
AU  - Jürgen Maes
AU  - Marc N. Potenza
PY  - 2026
JO  - Frontiers in Psychiatry
DO  - 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1854499
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Engelhardt, R., Ogedengbe, J. O., Millet, M. S., Ayad, M. E. G., Schalinski, I., Oertzen, T. V., Rieckmann, A., Effinger, D., Hirschberger, S., Palmer, C. M., Ede, G., Kraus, S. W., Trommer, D., Schreel, L., Tulipan, J., Way, B., Müller, R., Hull, A., Maes, J., & Potenza, M. N. (2026). Ketogenic therapy as a potential novel treatment approach for PTSD: an integrative review and proposed mechanistic model. Frontiers in Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1854499

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