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Reaction mixed over FDA committee rejection of MDMA therapy for PTSD

Valerie A. Canady

Mental Health Weekly June 14, 2024 DOI: 10.1002/mhw.34082 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Peer reviewed
Topics MDMA PTSD
Key points The FDA advisory committee rejected MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD, citing insufficient evidence of effectiveness.

Abstract

A recent decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) advisory committee to reject psychedelic treatment and therapy to treat post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), citing that the available evidence of midomafetamine, better known as MDMA, fails to show that the drug is effective, has been met with mixed reaction by a member of the field and an advocacy organization committed to advancing safe and equitable access to psychedelic therapies to improve mental health.

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