• DOI:10.1177/0269881116642542
Corpus ID: 24796203

Treating posttraumatic stress disorder with MDMA-assisted psychotherapy: A preliminary meta-analysis and comparison to prolonged exposure therapy

@article{Amoroso2016TreatingPS,
  title={Treating posttraumatic stress disorder with MDMA-assisted psychotherapy: A preliminary meta-analysis and comparison to prolonged exposure therapy},
  author={Timothy Amoroso and M. Workman},
  journal={Journal of Psychopharmacology},
  year={2016},
  volume={30},
  pages={595 - 600}
}

Timothy Amoroso, M. Workman

Published 2016

Psychology, Medicine

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become a major area of research and development. The most widely accepted treatment for PTSD is prolonged exposure (PE) therapy, but for many patients it is intolerable or ineffective. ±3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted psychotherapy (MDMA-AP) has recently re-emerged as a new treatment option, with two clinical trials having been published and both producing promising results. However, these results… CONTINUE READING

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