3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted psychotherapy for victims of sexual abuse with severe post-traumatic stress disorder: an open label pilot study in Brazil.

CONCLUSIONS: Considering the current limitations in safe and efficacious treatments for PTSD and recent studies abroad with larger patient samples, MDMA-assisted psychotherapy could become a viable treatment in Brazil.
CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: RBR-6sq4c9.
PMID: 32638920 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria - July 2, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jardim AV, Jardim DV, Chaves BR, Steglich M, Ot'alora G M, Mithoefer MC, da Silveira DX, Tófoli LF, Ribeiro S, Matthews R, Doblin R, Schenberg EE Tags: Braz J Psychiatry Source Type: research