In November 2024 TV channel Public filmed a report about ketamine therapy at the Expio clinic and the prospects for the development of psychedelic medicine in Ukraine.

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Depression is the most common mental illness in the United States, affecting 30 percent of Americans at some point in their lives. But despite half a century of research, ubiquitous advertising, and blockbuster sales, antidepressants just aren't very effective. They treat depression as if it were caused by a chemical imbalance: add more of one key ingredient, or deepen another, and you're done.

At the same time, the treatment can be extremely ineffective. According to the 2006 STAR*D study, the largest clinical trial of antidepressants, less than a third of depressed patients respond to the drug within 14 weeks. After six months and several drugs, only half of the patients recovered. Thirty-three percent do not respond to any drug at all. When the pills work, they're slow — a deadly risk, given that people with mood disorders kill themselves more often than anyone else.

In November, a correspondent of the broadcasting service of the British troops visited the Expo center (British Forces Broadcasting Service) Anna King.

BFBS is a registered charity that has been a pioneer in armed forces broadcasting and communications for over 80 years, bringing the best of British television, sport and music to military families around the world. It is a pioneering military charity that aims to entertain, inform, connect and advocate for the UK Armed Forces, their families and veterans.
BFBS broadcasts in more than 20 countries worldwide and has permanent studios in 10 countries, including Bahrain, Cyprus, the Falkland Islands and Canada.

See the BFBS website a report entitled "Inside a Ukrainian ketamine clinic where soldiers suffering from PTSD are treated" (in English).