Psilocybin-assisted therapy is legal in three states, but access has so far been limited and expensive.
Category: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Psych 101: What Is Tapping?
Proponents say that manually stimulating acupressure points can ease a variety of maladies.
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How an Activist Group Helped Torpedo MDMA Therapy
The fallout from the F.D.A.’s rejection of a new treatment for PTSD worries researchers and experts who fear other psychedelic drugs in the pipeline could be jeopardized.
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In-Air Emergencies Can Cause Lasting Trauma
Extreme turbulence, a blown-out door, an engine on fire: For passengers and crew members who have experienced in-air emergencies, the pain endures.
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Therapy Notes Are Accessible to Patients. Is That a Good Thing?
Health care systems have been putting therapists’ progress reports online, much to the surprise (and anger) of some patients.
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Three MDMA Studies Are Retracted by Scientific Journal
The psychedelic treatment, for PTSD, was rejected last week by government regulators.
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F.D.A. Declines to Approve MDMA Therapy, Seeking More Study
The agency said there was insufficient data to allow the use of a treatment for PTSD that involves the drug known as Ecstasy, according to the company seeking approval.
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Veterans and Lawmakers Lobby for Approval of MDMA Therapy
The F.D.A. is poised to rule on the therapeutic use of the club drug Ecstasy, a potential watershed moment in the nascent field of psychedelic medicine.
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Mi padre no podía admitir que estaba herido
Servir en Vietnam había convertido a mi padre en un hombre enojado. Así que fuimos juntos allá.
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He Couldn’t Admit That He Was Hurt
Serving in Vietnam had turned my father into an angry man. So we went back together.
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FDA Panel Rejects Use of MDMA for Treatment of PTSD
An independent group of experts expressed concerns that the data from clinical trials did not outweigh risks for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.