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| mdma therapy san diego: MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Treatment of PTSD and Beyond Rick Doblin, Gul Dolen, Peter Schuyler Hendricks, Berra Yazar-Klosinski, Lisa Jerome, Julie Wang, Jennifer Mitchell, 2023-07-31 In 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted breakthrough therapy designation for 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Six phase 2 and one phase 3 trial of a standardized MDMA-AT protocol for PTSD have consistently shown that the treatment is both safe and efficacious. MDMA-AT may hold great promise as a novel treatment for individuals who suffer from PTSD, including those with severe and treatment-resistant diagnoses. Evidence-based studies are needed to guide widespread adoption and dissemination of MDMA-AT for PTSD. The untapped therapeutic potential of MDMA-AT also warrants further investigation of indications beyond PTSD, including comorbidities that often create greater challenges in treatment and long-term efficacy. The goal of this Research Topic is to broaden the scientific literature on MDMA-AT across disciplines. Specifically, studies are needed to provide (i) guidance on the dissemination of MDMA-AT for PTSD, (ii) future research directions for MDMA-AT including investigation of other indications, and (iii) theoretical frameworks and models of biological mechanisms to explain the therapeutic effects of MDMA-AT. |
| mdma therapy san diego: Treating Survivors of Childhood Abuse and Interpersonal Trauma Marylene Cloitre, Lisa R. Cohen, Kile M. Ortigo, Christie Jackson, Karestan C. Koenen, 2020-06-11 Now revised and expanded with 50% new content reflecting important clinical refinements, this manual presents a widely used evidence-based therapy approach for adult survivors of chronic trauma. Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR) Narrative Therapy helps clients to build crucial social and emotional resources for living in the present and to break the hold of traumatic memories. Highly clinician friendly, the book provides everything needed to implement STAIR--including 68 reproducible handouts and session plans--and explains the approach's theoretical and empirical bases. The large-size format facilitates photocopying; purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. First edition title: Treating Survivors of Childhood Abuse: Psychotherapy for the Interrupted Life. New to This Edition *Reorganized, simplified sessions make implementation easier. *Additional session on emotion regulation, with a focus on body-based strategies. *Sessions on self-compassion and on intimacy and closeness in relationships. *Chapter on emerging applications, such as group and adolescent STAIR, and clinical contexts, such as primary care and telemental health. *Many new or revised handouts--now downloadable. *Updated for DSM-5 and ICD-11. |
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| mdma therapy san diego: Manifesting Minds Rick Doblin, Ph.D., Brad Burge, 2014-01-07 Featuring essays and interviews with Timothy Leary, Aldous Huxley, Ram Dass, Albert Hofmann, Alexander (Sasha) Shulgin, Daniel Pinchbeck, Tim Robbins, Arne Naess, and electronic musician Simon Posford, as well as groundbreaking research and personal accounts, this one-of-a-kind anthology is a best of collection of articles and essays published by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). Topics include the healing use of marijuana and psychedelics--including MDMA, ibogaine, LSD, and ayahuasca--for PTSD, anxiety, depression, and drug addiction, as well as positive effects of these substances in the realm of the arts, family, spirituality, ecology, and technology. Among many other thought-provoking and mind-opening pieces are the following: • On Leary and Drugs at the End, by Carol Rosen and Vicki Marshall • Psychedelic Rites of Passage, by Ram Dass • To Be Read at the Funeral, by Albert Hofmann • Another Green World: Psychedelics and Ecology, by Daniel Pinchbeck • Psychedelics and Species Connectedness, by Stanley Krippner, PhD • Huxley on Drugs and Creativity, by Aldous Huxley • Psychedelics and the Deep Ecology Movement: A Conversation with Arne Naess, by Mark A. Schroll, PhD, and David Rothenberg • Psychedelic Sensibility, by Tom Robbins • Electronic Music and Psychedelics: An Interview with Simon Posford of Shpongle, by David Jay Brown • How Psychedelics Informed My Sex Life and Sex Work, by Annie Sprinkle • Consideration of Ayahuasca for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, by Jessica Nielson, PhD, and Julie Megler, MSN, NP-BC • Psychedelics and Extreme Sports, by James Oroc • Youth and Entheogens: A Modern Rite of Passage?, by Andrei Foldes with Amba, Eric Johnson, et al. • Diary of an MDMA Subject, by Anonymous • Dimethyltryptamine: Possible Endogenous Ligand of the Sigma-1 Receptor?, by Adam L. Halberstadt • Lessons from Psychedelic Therapy, by Richard Yensen, PhD • Psychosomatic Medicine, Psychoneuroimmunology, and Psychedelics, by Ana Maqueda • Talking with Ann and Sasha Shulgin about the Existence of God and the Pleasures of Sex and Drugs, by Jon Hanna and Silvia Thyssen |
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| mdma therapy san diego: Handbook of PTSD Matthew J. Friedman, Paula P. Schnurr, Terence M. Keane, 2021-08-05 Widely regarded as the definitive reference, this handbook brings together foremost authorities on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Diagnostic, conceptual, and treatment issues are reviewed in depth. The volume examines the causes and mechanisms of PTSD on multiple levels, from psychological processes to genes and neurobiology. Risk and resilience processes are addressed across development and in specific populations. Contributors describe evidence-based assessment and treatment approaches as well as promising emerging interventions. The integrative concluding chapter identifies key unanswered questions with important implications for science and practice-- |
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| mdma therapy san diego: The Evil Hours David J. Morris, 2015-01-20 “An essential book” on PTSD, an all-too-common condition in both military veterans and civilians (The New York Times Book Review). Post-traumatic stress disorder afflicts as many as 30 percent of those who have experienced twenty-first-century combat—but it is not confined to soldiers. Countless ordinary Americans also suffer from PTSD, following incidences of abuse, crime, natural disasters, accidents, or other trauma—yet in many cases their symptoms are still shrouded in mystery, secrecy, and shame. This “compulsively readable” study takes an in-depth look at the subject (Los Angeles Times). Written by a war correspondent and former Marine with firsthand experience of this disorder, and drawing on interviews with individuals living with PTSD, it forays into the scientific, literary, and cultural history of the illness. Using a rich blend of reporting and memoir, The Evil Hours is a moving work that will speak not only to those with the condition and to their loved ones, but also to all of us struggling to make sense of an anxious and uncertain time. |
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| mdma therapy san diego: The Fellowship of the River Joseph Tafur MD, 2017-03-10 Western medicine has not been particularly successful at getting people relief from conditions like depression, chronic pain, migraine headaches, addiction, and PTSD. Dr. Tafur helps us to understand why. I have watched people spend years in frustration and thousands of dollars consulting an army of specialists, without getting real relief from their problem. Because these and others are diseases deeply connected with the state of our emotional bodies. Too often, the Western medical approach fails to address the emotional dimension of illness. This is where traditional plant medicines, with their ability to alter consciousness and open channels of communication to our emotions, offer so much promise. The stories shared here demonstrate the astonishing-mystical, colorful, metaphysical-effects of ayahuasca and Traditional Amazonian Plant Medicine. Follow Dr. Tafur through the Amazon jungle as he develops a breakthrough understanding of how psychoactive plants interact with the complex network that connects our minds and hearts to our physical anatomy. What Dr. Tafur presents here is nothing short of a paradigm shift for modern medicine, where sacred plants, used properly in ceremony, take their place as important tools in the doctor's medicine chest, offering the missing elements of emotional and spiritual healing that have eluded us for so long. For more information about The Fellowship of The River, please visit https: //drjoetafur.com/the-fellowship-of-the-river/ |
| mdma therapy san diego: Integrative Psychiatry Daniel A. Monti, Bernard D. Beitman, 2010 In this volume in the Weil Integrative Medicine Library, the authors describe a rational and evidence-based approach to the integrative therapy of mental disorders, integrating the principles of alternative and complementary therapies into the principles and practice of conventional psychiatry and psychology. The authors will examine what works and what doesn't, and offer practical guidelines for physicians to incorporate integrative medicine into their practice and to advise patients on reasonable and effective therapies. |
| mdma therapy san diego: Positive Psychiatry Richard F. Summers, M.D., Dilip V. Jeste, M.D., 2018-07-25 The guide opens with an overview of the history of the positive in psychiatry, a summary of the effectiveness of positive interventions, and an over-arching conceptualization of the field of positive psychiatry. Thirteen detailed cases follow, organized into three sections: mental health, medical care, and educational and coaching interventions. |
| mdma therapy san diego: DMT: The Spirit Molecule Rick Strassman, 2000-12-01 A clinical psychiatrist explores the effects of DMT, one of the most powerful psychedelics known. • A behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of psychedelic research. • Provides a unique scientific explanation for the phenomenon of alien abduction experiences. From 1990 to 1995 Dr. Rick Strassman conducted U.S. Government-approved and funded clinical research at the University of New Mexico in which he injected sixty volunteers with DMT, one of the most powerful psychedelics known. His detailed account of those sessions is an extraordinarily riveting inquiry into the nature of the human mind and the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. DMT, a plant-derived chemical found in the psychedelic Amazon brew, ayahuasca, is also manufactured by the human brain. In Strassman's volunteers, it consistently produced near-death and mystical experiences. Many reported convincing encounters with intelligent nonhuman presences, aliens, angels, and spirits. Nearly all felt that the sessions were among the most profound experiences of their lives. Strassman's research connects DMT with the pineal gland, considered by Hindus to be the site of the seventh chakra and by Rene Descartes to be the seat of the soul. DMT: The Spirit Molecule makes the bold case that DMT, naturally released by the pineal gland, facilitates the soul's movement in and out of the body and is an integral part of the birth and death experiences, as well as the highest states of meditation and even sexual transcendence. Strassman also believes that alien abduction experiences are brought on by accidental releases of DMT. If used wisely, DMT could trigger a period of remarkable progress in the scientific exploration of the most mystical regions of the human mind and soul. |
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| mdma therapy san diego: Oral Board Review for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Robert Reti, Damian Findlay, 2020-12-05 The oral board exam for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS) can be intimidating to many surgeons due to the broad range of information one must know for the exam. However, while the examination guidelines provide a general outline of topics that may be covered, there is no true direction on how to prepare for it. Traditionally, candidates do so by using what are considered “underground” databanks, previous test questions, and power point presentations that run the gamut of commonly covered material. Until now, there have been no current comprehensive oral board review books available for the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery boards. Oral Board Review for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery fills that gap as the go-to resource for those attempting to successfully challenge the oral boards and for residents to polish up on their training. Edited and authored by top physicians in the field, this book is concise and easy to read, yet thorough with high yield information. An outline of the pertinent material is reviewed, and a patient work up is presented. Important questions to ask, signs to look for, and labs/images to order are included. It also includes tables and keywords that are typically mentioned on the exam and also offers explanations to some key points. Next are cases, which are presented in a question and answer format. As the case progresses, more complicated scenarios requiring management are presented. Lastly, complications are covered, which is the final section of each board scenario. Included are basic topics the surgeon needs to know, followed by topics that are nice to know, and numerous highly debated/complex questions that are discussed among candidates preparing for the exam. It should be noted that the authors are not privy to any inside information about the exam. What is presented is material candidates that have successfully passed the exam feel is important to know. This book is not endorsed by American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons or the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. |
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| mdma therapy san diego: Ecstasy: The Complete Guide Julie Holland, 2001-08 Written by the world's leading experts on MDMA, Ecstasy: The Complete Guide takes the first unbiased look at the risks and the benefits of this unique drug, including the science of how it works; its promise as a treatment for depression, post-traumatic stress disorders, and other mental illnesses; and how to minimize the risks of use. |
| mdma therapy san diego: Neuropsychedelia Nicolas Langlitz, 2013 Neuropsychedelia examines the revival of psychedelic science since the Decade of the Brain. After the breakdown of this previously prospering area of psychopharmacology, and in the wake of clashes between counterculture and establishment in the late 1960s, a new generation of hallucinogen researchers used the hype around the neurosciences in the 1990s to bring psychedelics back into the mainstream of science and society. This book is based on anthropological fieldwork and philosophical reflections on life and work in two laboratories that have played key roles in this development: a human lab in Switzerland and an animal lab in California. It sheds light on the central transnational axis of the resurgence connecting American psychedelic culture with the home country of LSD. In the borderland of science and religion, Neuropsychedelia explores the tensions between the use of hallucinogens to model psychoses and to evoke spiritual experiences in laboratory settings. Its protagonists, including the anthropologist himself, struggle to find a place for the mystical under conditions of late-modern materialism. |
| mdma therapy san diego: How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan, 2019-05-14 Now on Netflix as a 4-part documentary series! “Pollan keeps you turning the pages . . . cleareyed and assured.” —New York Times A #1 New York Times Bestseller, New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018, and New York Times Notable Book A brilliant and brave investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he decided to explore the landscape of the mind in the first person as well as the third. Thus began a singular adventure into various altered states of consciousness, along with a dive deep into both the latest brain science and the thriving underground community of psychedelic therapists. Pollan sifts the historical record to separate the truth about these mysterious drugs from the myths that have surrounded them since the 1960s, when a handful of psychedelic evangelists inadvertently catalyzed a powerful backlash against what was then a promising field of research. A unique and elegant blend of science, memoir, travel writing, history, and medicine, How to Change Your Mind is a triumph of participatory journalism. By turns dazzling and edifying, it is the gripping account of a journey to an exciting and unexpected new frontier in our understanding of the mind, the self, and our place in the world. The true subject of Pollan's mental travelogue is not just psychedelic drugs but also the eternal puzzle of human consciousness and how, in a world that offers us both suffering and joy, we can do our best to be fully present and find meaning in our lives. |
| mdma therapy san diego: Behavioral Couples Therapy for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Timothy J. O'Farrell, William Fals-Stewart, 2012-03-12 This eminently practical guide presents an empirically supported approach for treating people with substance abuse problems and their spouses or domestic partners. Behavioral couples therapy (BCT) explicitly focuses on both substance use and relationship issues, and is readily compatible with 12-step approaches. In a convenient large-size format, the book provides all the materials needed to introduce BCT; implement a recovery contract to support abstinence; work with clients to increase positive activities, improve communication, and reduce relapse risks; and deal with special treatment challenges. Appendices include a session-by-session treatment manual and 70 reproducible checklists, forms, and client education posters. |
| mdma therapy san diego: Trippy Ernesto Londoño, 2024-05-07 A riveting look at the tremendous promise and inherent risks of the use of psychedelics in mental health treatment through the lens of a New York Times reporter whose journalistic exploration of this emerging field began with a personal crisis. When he signed up for a psychedelic retreat run by a mysterious Argentine woman deep in Brazil’s rainforest in early 2018, Ernesto Londoño, a veteran New York Times journalist, was so depressed he had come close to jumping off his terrace weeks earlier. His nine-day visit to Spirit Vine Ayahuasca Retreat Center included four nighttime ceremonies during which participants imbibed a vomit-inducing plant-based brew that contained DMT, a powerful mind-altering compound. The ayahuasca trips provided Londoño an instant reprieve from his depression and became the genesis of a personal transformation that anchors this sweeping journalistic exploration of the booming field of medicinal psychedelics. Londoño introduces readers to a dazzling array of psychedelic enthusiasts who are upending our understanding of trauma and healing. They include Indigenous elders who regard psychedelics as portals to the spirit world; religious leaders who use mind-bending substances as sacraments; war veterans suffering from PTSD who credit psychedelics with changing their lives; and clinicians trying to resurrect a promising field of medicine hastily abandoned in the 1970s as the United States declared a War on Drugs. Londoño’s riveting personal narrative pulls the reader through a deeply researched and brilliantly reported account of a game-changing industry on the rise. Trippy is the definitive book on psychedelics and mental health today, and Londoño’s in-depth and nuanced look at this shifting landscape will be pivotal in guiding policymakers and readers as they make sense of the perils, limitations, and promises of turning to psychedelics in the pursuit of healing. |
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Amplifying PTSD Treatments with MDMA - mghcme.org
Why MDMA for PTSD? •Was used as an adjunct to psychotherapy until 1985 •Predominantly for relationship distress, PTSD, anxiety •Early use in couples therapy (e.g., Shulgin & Shulgin, …
New Territory: Ethical Challenges Associated With MDMA-Assisted ...
The present article explores ethi-cal considerations related to 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphet-amine (MDMA)–assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) as a potential treat-ment for posttraumatic stress …
Effects of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD on self-experience
explore the differential effects of therapy within MDMA-assisted therapy to gain a deeper understanding of the psychological change processes induced by this therapy. Trauma …
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in Military and Veterans Healthcare ...
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)- and psilocybin-assisted therapy have shown promising outcomes in efficacy, safety, tolerability, and durability for PTSD and depression, …
Long-COVID Symptoms Improved after MDMA and Psilocybin …
A recent review has suggested that psilocybin and 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) may be an e ective treatment option for the mental health challenges associated with …
MDMA and memory, addiction, and depression: dose-effect …
We systematically examined the efects of 0.01 to 10 mg/kg MDMA on Pavlovian fear conditioning; behavioral sensitization, conditioned place preference, and conditioned responding; and the …
MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder …
MDMA-assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) is a novel treatment for PTSD that combines psychotherapy with the administration of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). MDMA as a street …
The Costs and Health Benefits of Expanded Access to MDMA …
Intensive psychotherapy assisted with 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA-AT) was shown in Phase 3 clinical trials to substantially reduce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …
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MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of PTSD is to enable the patient to restructure his/her intrapsychic realities and develop a wider behavioral and emotional repertoire with …
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enedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder in military veterans, firefighters, and police officers: a randomised, double-blind, dose …
Psychedelics and Pain: Understanding the Roles of Psychedelics …
How to investigate the neural mechanisms supporting psychedelic-assisted therapy and patient/clinician therapeutic alliance? What type of guided therapy works best for which …
A Manual for MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy in the Treatment of ...
The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is sponsoring clinical trials to explore the potential risks and benefits of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)- …
Psychedelics and Chaplaincy - spirit-filled.org
placebo-controlled MDMA phase 3 trial • Participants with moderate to severe PTSD (n=103) • 3 dosing sessions with 3 non-drug psychotherapy sessions between each drug session • 86.5% …
MDMA-assisted therapy is associated with a reduction in chronic …
Introduction: Increasing evidence demonstrates 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) may be a safe and effective treatment for post-traumatic stress...
Scaling Up: Multisite Open-Label Clinical Trials of MDMA-Assisted ...
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a monoamine releas-ing phenethylamine which possesses unique pharmacotherapeutic properties that may enhance traditional talk therapy by …
Long‐COVID symptoms improved after MDMA and psilocybin …
We present a case of a 41- year- old fully vaccinated female with Long- COVID syndrome who obtained significant symptomatic relief by self- prescribing psilocybin and MDMA. Future …
MDMA-assisted therapy for severe PTSD: a randomized, double …
We report the findings of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-site phase 3 clinical trial (NCT03537014) to test the efficacy and safety of 3,4 …
Updated cost-effectiveness of MDMA-assisted therapy for the
We adapted a previously-published Markov model to portray the costs and health benefits of providing MDMA-assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) to patients with chronic, severe, or extreme …
A Manual for MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy in the Treatment …
MDMA may catalyze therapeutic processing by allowing participants to stay emotionally engaged while revisiting traumatic experiences without being overwhelmed by anxiety or other painful emotions.
Amplifying PTSD Treatments with MDMA - mghcme.org
Why MDMA for PTSD? •Was used as an adjunct to psychotherapy until 1985 •Predominantly for relationship distress, PTSD, anxiety •Early use in couples therapy (e.g., Shulgin & Shulgin, 2005; Greer & Tolbert, 1986, 1998) •Why combine existing, stand-alone treatments with MDMA?
New Territory: Ethical Challenges Associated With MDMA-Assisted ...
The present article explores ethi-cal considerations related to 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphet-amine (MDMA)–assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) as a potential treat-ment for posttraumatic stress dis-order.
Effects of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD on self-experience
explore the differential effects of therapy within MDMA-assisted therapy to gain a deeper understanding of the psychological change processes induced by this therapy. Trauma-focused psychotherapy is considered a first line treatment for PTSD [5, 6].
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in Military and Veterans Healthcare ...
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)- and psilocybin-assisted therapy have shown promising outcomes in efficacy, safety, tolerability, and durability for PTSD and depression, respectively.
MDMA and memory, addiction, and depression: dose-effect …
We systematically examined the efects of 0.01 to 10 mg/kg MDMA on Pavlovian fear conditioning; behavioral sensitization, conditioned place preference, and conditioned responding; and the Porsolt forced swim test in mice.
MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for the Treatment of ... - The DEA
MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of PTSD is to enable the patient to restructure his/her intrapsychic realities and develop a wider behavioral and emotional repertoire with which to respond to anxiogenic stimuli.
MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder …
MDMA-assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) is a novel treatment for PTSD that combines psychotherapy with the administration of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). MDMA as a street drug is known as “ecstasy” or “molly”.
The Costs and Health Benefits of Expanded Access to MDMA …
Intensive psychotherapy assisted with 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA-AT) was shown in Phase 3 clinical trials to substantially reduce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms compared to psycho-therapy with placebo.
Long-COVID Symptoms Improved after MDMA and Psilocybin Therapy…
A recent review has suggested that psilocybin and 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) may be an e ective treatment option for the mental health challenges associated with COVID.3 Psychedelics have been traditionally used in spiritual and religious practices, but in recent years, there has been a resurgence of research on the therapeutic pot...
Ketamine for PTSD: Well, Isn’t That Special - Psychiatry
enedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder in military veterans, firefighters, and police officers: a randomised, double-blind, dose-response, phase
A Manual for MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy in the Treatment …
The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is sponsoring clinical trials to explore the potential risks and benefits of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)- assisted psychotherapy in chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) participants.
Psychedelics and Chaplaincy - spirit-filled.org
placebo-controlled MDMA phase 3 trial • Participants with moderate to severe PTSD (n=103) • 3 dosing sessions with 3 non-drug psychotherapy sessions between each drug session • 86.5% of MDMA group had clinically meaningful improvement vs 69% of placebo group after 18 weeks • 71.2% of MDMA group no longer met DSM-5 criteria for PTSD vs ...
MDMA-assisted therapy is associated with a reduction in chronic …
Introduction: Increasing evidence demonstrates 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) may be a safe and effective treatment for post-traumatic stress...
Scaling Up: Multisite Open-Label Clinical Trials of MDMA-Assisted ...
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a monoamine releas-ing phenethylamine which possesses unique pharmacotherapeutic properties that may enhance traditional talk therapy by making trauma memory process-ing more tolerable (Feduccia et al., 2018).
Long‐COVID symptoms improved after MDMA and psilocybin therapy…
We present a case of a 41- year- old fully vaccinated female with Long- COVID syndrome who obtained significant symptomatic relief by self- prescribing psilocybin and MDMA. Future research is needed to assess safety and efficacy.
Updated cost-effectiveness of MDMA-assisted therapy for the
We adapted a previously-published Markov model to portray the costs and health benefits of providing MDMA-assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) to patients with chronic, severe, or extreme PTSD in a recent phase 3 trial, compared with standard care. Inputs were based on trial results and published literature.
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This multi-site, randomized, double-blind, confirmatory phase 3 study evaluated the eficacy and safety of 3,4-methylenedioxyme thamphetamine-assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) versus placebo with identical therapy in participants with moderate …
MDMA-assisted therapy for severe PTSD: a randomized, double …
We report the findings of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-site phase 3 clinical trial (NCT03537014) to test the efficacy and safety of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine...
MDMA-assisted therapy for severe PTSD: a randomized, double …
pared with manualized therapy with inactive placebo, MDMA-assisted therapy is highly efficacious in individuals with severe PTSD, and treatment is safe and well-tolerated, even in those...
