Adolescents, parents, and clinicians initially held unfavorable views of MDMA, but after a standardized explanation of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, all but one participant supported exploring this treatment for adolescents with PTSD. The study used focus groups with 9 trauma-exposed adolescents and young adults, 4 parents of traumatized children, and 6 trauma clinicians. All groups emphasized the need for further research before clinical trials. The findings suggest that providing clear information can shift attitudes toward openness to MDMA-assisted psychotherapy as a potential treatment for adolescent PTSD.
A Mandarin version of the Five Dimensional Altered States of Consciousness (5D-ASC) Rating Scale was developed to improve language accessibility for Mandarin-speaking individuals in psychedelic research. The translation followed the ISPOR Task Force guidelines, involving forward translation by two professionals, review by a native Mandarin speaker, back-translation, and comparison with the original. The scale includes 11 facets such as experience of unity, spiritual experience, and anxiety, and can also be analyzed using the original 5-factor structure. The full survey is provided in the appendix. Further research is needed to evaluate its reliability and validity in Mandarin-speaking populations.