progscrape: mdma

MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD approved by FDA

4 years ago healtheuropa.eu

MDMA-assisted psychotherapy has proven so effective for PTSD that the FDA approved the treatment for Expanded Access, allowing certain patients access to the therapy before Phase 3 trials are concluded

4 years ago newatlas.com

MDMA's social and addictive effects aren't the same

4 years ago med.stanford.edu mdma

Stanford researchers studying MDMA say they’ve identified separate brain pathways that activate addiction and social behavior

4 years ago discovermagazine.com brain mdma stanford

MDMA treatment for alcoholism reduces relapse safely with no serious side effects, suggests the first study looking into the use of MDMA to treat alcohol addiction, with preliminary results showing that the treatment is safe, and early results showing encouraging outcomes from the approach.

5 years ago theguardian.com mdma

No preclinical evidence of MDMA-induced cognitive deficits at low doses | Pharmacological Reviews

5 years ago pharmrev.aspetjournals.org

MDMA increases cooperative behavior when playing trustworthy opponents

5 years ago jneurosci.org mdma

MDMA as a Probe and Treatment for Social Behaviors (2016)

5 years ago cell.com mdma

Results from Phase 2 clinical trials indicate MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD is safe and effective - MDMA, more commonly known as ecstasy, can safely enhance the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder when used in a clinical setting alongside psychotherapy…

5 years ago psypost.org mdma

MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD may have benefits beyond reductions in clinical symptoms, suggests a new study

5 years ago psypost.org

MDMA made older mice start socializing like adolescent mice, finds a new study in Nature

5 years ago gizmodo.com mdma

Genetic reductions in serotonin transporter may cause some people to respond differently to MDMA, the active ingredient in ecstasy, suggests a new study, which found in genetically vulnerable rats…

5 years ago psypost.org genetics mdma

MDMA-assisted therapy may be an effective catalyst in autistic adults for intra- and interpersonal change

5 years ago tandfonline.com autism

MDMA users may be more empathetic than people who take other drugs: Compared to users of cannabis, cocaine and ketamine, people who take ecstasy report feeling “significantly greater emotional empathy” and are better at identifying others’ emotions…

5 years ago independent.co.uk cannabis mdma

Scientists write in the "Journal of Psychopharmacology" that not only are MDMA-users more empathetic than other drug users, but this empathy is why long-term MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD can work.

5 years ago inverse.com

MDMA makes people cooperative, but not gullible

6 years ago researchgate.net mdma

76% of participants receiving MDMA-assisted psychotherapy did not meet PTSD diagnostic criteria at the 12-month follow-up, results published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology

6 years ago journals.sagepub.com

Literature Review: MDMA

6 years ago acesounderglass.com mdma

Octopuses on MDMA reveal genetic evolution link to human social behaviors

6 years ago phys.org genetics mdma

MDMA makes octopuses more sociable in research 'showing human link'

6 years ago theguardian.com mdma

Scientists administered MDMA (Ecstasy) to five male octopuses and one female octopus

6 years ago popularmechanics.com mdma

Octopuses Rolling on MDMA Reveal Unexpected Link to Humans: Serotonin — believed to help regulate mood, social behavior, sleep, and sexual desire — is an ancient neurotransmitter that’s shared across vertebrate and invertebrate species.

6 years ago inverse.com mdma

MDMA and PTSD treatment: "PTSD: From novel pathophysiology to innovative therapeutics". - PubMed

6 years ago ncbi.nlm.nih.gov mdma

The normally shy California two-spot octopus becomes more social after being given methylendioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), mirroring the drug's effects on humans, despite human and octopus lineages being separated by over 500 million years of evolution.

6 years ago cell.com california mdma

Reduction in social anxiety after MDMA-assisted psychotherapy with autistic adults: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study.

6 years ago link.springer.com autism

Suicidal Vet Calls MDMA Treatment ‘a Miracle'

6 years ago thedailybeast.com mdma

Better known to nightclubbers as ecstasy, the euphoria-inducing drug MDMA appears to alleviate Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in war veterans, firefighters, and police officers, researchers say

6 years ago thelancet.com mdma

Current Perspective on MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

6 years ago ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

MDMA therapy shows promise as a treatment for alcohol use disorder because it helps people deal with trauma.