MDMA-assisted therapy seems to be effective in reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a study published on Thursday.
The research is the final trial conducted by MAPS Public Benefit Corporation, a company that is developing prescription psychedelics.
It plans to submit the results to the Food and Drug Administration as part of an application for approval to market MDMA, the psychedelic drug, as a treatment for PTSD, when paired with talk therapy.
If approved, “MDMA-assisted therapy would be the first novel treatment for PTSD in over two decades,” said Berra Yazar-Klosinski, the senior author of the study, which was published in Nature Medicine, and the chief scientific officer at the company.
“PTSD patients can feel some hope.”PTSD affects about 5 percent of the adult population of the United States each year.
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”, Berra Yazar, Stephen Xenakis
Organizations:
Public, Corporation, Food and Drug Administration, Nature Medicine, Psychedelic Practitioners Association
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United States