PTSD
Keeping the Psychotherapy in Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: Reflections on the 2024 APA Annual Meeting
As seen on Psychology Today. Walking away from May’s American Psychiatric Association annual meeting in New York City, I was stunned by how many sessions focused on psychedelics. Though an advisory committee to the FDA voted 9-2 against recommending the use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) earlier this month, […]
New Study Finds MDMA Effective in Treatment of PTSD
As seen in Psychology Today. There is a groundswell of support for the use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) in the treatment of severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Though the use of the drug is still controversial, the results of studies involving MDMA in patients with PTSD have been nothing short of remarkable, especially considering the fact […]
Your Brain and PTSD: Biomarkers and high-stress states
This article was also published on KevinMD and Psychology Today. If you’re reading this, you’re probably stressed. Whether it’s related to work, household chores, parenting, school, politics, or, yes, COVID, stress is a normal part of life. Because stress is a normal part of life, our bodies have adapted to react to stress through a series of neurophysiological […]
