Psychotherapy-supported MDMA treatment for PTSD
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Psychotherapy-supported MDMA treatment for PTSD
Abstract
A promising new Phase III study of MDMA plus psychotherapy for PTSD treatment by Mitchell and colleagues that appeared in Nature Medicine raises important new questions about the biology and optimal treatment of this disorder.
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Comment on
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MDMA-assisted therapy for severe PTSD: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study.Nat Med. 2021 Jun;27(6):1025-1033. doi: 10.1038/s41591-021-01336-3. Epub 2021 May 10. Nat Med. 2021. PMID: 33972795 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
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