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MDMA to Treat PTSD in Adults
Psychopharmacology bulletin
  • Dustin R. Latimer, Louisiana State University Health Science Center
  • Michael D. Stocker, Louisiana State University
  • Kia Sayers, Louisiana State University
  • Jackson Green, Louisiana State University
  • Adam M. Kaye, University of the Pacific
  • Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Louisiana State University
  • Elyse M. Cornett, Louisiana State University
  • Alan David Kaye, Louisiana State University Health Science Center
  • Giustino Varrassi, Louisiana State University
  • Omar Viswanath, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
  • Ivan Urits, Louisiana State University
ORCiD
Adam M. Kaye: 0000-0002-7224-3322
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2021
Abstract

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become one of the most common psychiatric diagnosis in the United States specifically within the veteran population. The current treatment options for this debilitating diagnosis include trauma-focused psychotherapies along with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI).1 MDMA has recently been shown as a novel therapeutic agent with promisingly results in the treatment of PTSD. MDMA is a psychoactive compound traditionally categorized as a psychedelic amphetamine that deemed a Schedule I controlled substance in the 1980s. Prior to its status as a controlled substance, it was used by psychotherapists for an array of psychiatric issues. In more recent times, MDMA has resurfaced as a potential therapy for PTSD and the data produced from randomized, controlled trials back the desire for MDMA to be utilized as an effective pharmacologic therapy in conjunction with psychotherapy.2.

Citation Information
Dustin R. Latimer, Michael D. Stocker, Kia Sayers, Jackson Green, et al.. "MDMA to Treat PTSD in Adults" Psychopharmacology bulletin Vol. 51 Iss. 3 (2021) p. 125 - 149 ISSN: 2472-2448
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/adam-kaye/153/