Participants, often in vulnerable states, have little recourse if mistreated or injured.
Category: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Americans Encounter Risks at Psychedelic Clinics Abroad
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’Shrooms Lead the Pack in Psychedelic Medicine, but Rollout Is Bumpy
Psilocybin-assisted therapy is legal in three states, but access has so far been limited and expensive.
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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.