Re:MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD: A randomized, placebo-con...
by Glench on Friday September 15, 2023 @07:39PM
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As other commenters have noted, this is MDMA-assisted therapy. Controlled dose, setting, with supportive professionals.
But one interesting thing to note:
> Least squares (LS) mean change in CAPS-5 score (95% confidence interval (CI)) was −23.7 (−26.94, −20.44) for MDMA-AT versus −14.8 (−18.28, −11.28) for placebo with therapy (P < 0.001, d = 0.7).
The placebo group got better, too! What this means is that therapy for PTSD actually works! It just works better on average with MDMA assistance.
But one interesting thing to note:
> Least squares (LS) mean change in CAPS-5 score (95% confidence interval (CI)) was −23.7 (−26.94, −20.44) for MDMA-AT versus −14.8 (−18.28, −11.28) for placebo with therapy (P < 0.001, d = 0.7).
The placebo group got better, too! What this means is that therapy for PTSD actually works! It just works better on average with MDMA assistance.