{"id":22159,"date":"2018-05-09T21:38:37","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T21:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/09\/psychedelic-drug-provides-relief-for-veterans-with-ptsd\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:02:07","slug":"psychedelic-drug-provides-relief-for-veterans-with-ptsd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/05\/09\/psychedelic-drug-provides-relief-for-veterans-with-ptsd\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychedelic drug provides relief for veterans with PTSD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A psychedelic party drug continues to show promise as a treatment option for patients with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder, a new study shows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study, published in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lanpsy\/article\/PIIS2215-0366(18)30135-4\/fulltext\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Lancet Psychiatry<\/a> journal earlier this month, found that MDMA, the main ingredient in ecstasy or molly, dramatically reduced PTSD symptoms in study participants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doctors treated 26 first responders during two, day-long psychotherapy sessions that featured full doses of MDMA. The majority of the study\u2019s participants were combat veterans. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2018\/05\/03\/emerging-ptsd-therapy-faster-results-less-talking\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC_0197-RESIZED.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Emerging PTSD therapy: Faster results, less talking<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Accelerated resolution therapy requires fewer sessions than traditional treatment and doesn\u2019t require patients to talk out loud about their experiences. That&#039;s why, researchers say, it can be particularly appealing to service members and veterans.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Treatment with MDMA has the capability to \u201creduce fear and defensiveness, enhance communication and introspection, and increase empathy and compassion, enhancing the therapeutic process,\u201d according to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maps.org\/news\/media\/6786-press-release-fda-grants-breakthrough-therapy-designation-for-mdma-assisted-psychotherapy-for-ptsd,-agrees-on-special-protocol-assessment-for-phase-3-trials\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">2017 press release<\/a> from the California-based nonprofit, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, or MAPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MAPS has been researching the effects of MDMA for over 30 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a follow-up one month after the second therapy session, researchers found that symptoms of PTSD were effectively eliminated in 68 percent of the study\u2019s participants<span class=\"js-paste-start-ZPEPIRZLF5BXJKCMB6NPQS2DDM\">.<span class=\"js-paste-end-ZPEPIRZLF5BXJKCMB6NPQS2DDM\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"apester-media\" data-media-id=\"59a7345910b9cdab1f1c89b9\" height=\"363\"><\/div><script async src=\"\/\/static.apester.com\/js\/sdk\/v2.0\/apester-javascript-sdk.min.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The continued success marks another step toward reaching Food and Drug Administration-approval status, and the hope is that MDMA treatment can eventually replace antiquated methods that have proven unsuccessful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt least one in two PTSD patients cannot tolerate or do not respond adequately to existing treatments, so there is an urgent need for better treatments for the millions of military veterans and others with PTSD,\u201d said Dr. Michael Mithoefer, one of the study\u2019s lead researchers. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4048\" height=\"3036\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAPS-2018-01-MP16-Fort-Collins-MDMA-White-Yellow-Packets-Hands-Bryce-IMG_20180127_171353.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAPS-2018-01-MP16-Fort-Collins-MDMA-White-Yellow-Packets-Hands-Bryce-IMG_20180127_171353.jpg.jpg 4048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAPS-2018-01-MP16-Fort-Collins-MDMA-White-Yellow-Packets-Hands-Bryce-IMG_20180127_171353.jpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAPS-2018-01-MP16-Fort-Collins-MDMA-White-Yellow-Packets-Hands-Bryce-IMG_20180127_171353.jpg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAPS-2018-01-MP16-Fort-Collins-MDMA-White-Yellow-Packets-Hands-Bryce-IMG_20180127_171353.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAPS-2018-01-MP16-Fort-Collins-MDMA-White-Yellow-Packets-Hands-Bryce-IMG_20180127_171353.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAPS-2018-01-MP16-Fort-Collins-MDMA-White-Yellow-Packets-Hands-Bryce-IMG_20180127_171353.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4048px) 100vw, 4048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Packaging of MDMA, the main ingredient in the psychedelic drug, ecstasy. (MAPS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PTSD is nearing epidemic status, especially among veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates between 11 percent and 20 percent of OIF and OEF vets suffer from the condition.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Mithoefer believes this type of psychotherapy could help curb that glaring trend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese results are further evidence that MDMA, used just two times at monthly intervals, can make psychotherapy much more effective and better tolerated,\u201d Mithoefer said in the release. \u201cI\u2019m excited that Phase 3 trials will soon confirm whether this therapy can be approved for widespread use in a few years.\u201d <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MDMA was given \u201cbreakthrough therapy\u201d status in 2017 by the FDA, which noted the treatment \u201cmay demonstrate substantial improvement over existing therapies,\u201d the release said. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next phase of testing will begin this summer, and will feature between 200 and 300 participants across 16 testing sites in the U.S., Canada and Israel. 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