MDMA: What Went Wrong Part 1

The Carlat Psychiatry Podcast

Pocket Psychiatry: A Carlat Podcast

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Medicine, Alternative Health

4.8 • 440 Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Did boundary violations sink MDMA assisted psychotherapy? We explore the reasons behind the FDA panel’s rejection of this psychedelic therapy.CME: Take the CME Post-Test for this Episode (https://www.thecarlatreport.com/blogs/2-the-carlat-psychiatry-podcast/post/4739-mdma-what-went-wrong-part-1)Published On: 06/10/2024Duration: 20 minutes, 01 secondChris Aiken, MD and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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0:00.0	Last week, an FDA panel rejected MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD.
0:06.6	The reasons why offer us a cautionary tale.
0:14.5	Welcome to the Carlatte Psychiatry Podcast, keeping psychiatry honest since 2003.
0:20.3	I'm Chris Aiken, the editor-in-chief of the Carlatte Psychiatry Report, and our co-host
0:25.0	Kelly Newsome is on vacation today.
0:30.8	Ten years ago, CBS aired an MDMA-assisted therapy session of a woman with PTSD on its medical talk show, The Doctors.
0:41.6	We're going to play that for you right now because based on last week's vote at the FDA,
0:47.1	this may be the only time you're going to get to hear of this therapy, at least in the U.S.
0:53.3	What you're about to see is something very private, is very personal.
0:57.4	Rachel has agreed to share this.
0:59.3	In this video, she's under the effects of MDMA.
1:02.5	This is when she said she had a breakthrough in her ability to trust and connect with people again.
1:07.1	Let's take a look.
1:09.0	I couldn't keep up or...
1:11.6	Oh, this is so great.
1:14.6	Mm-hmm.
1:15.6	So you see how we can both have fears?
1:17.6	Annie, our fears are dancing between us.
1:23.6	Yeah.
1:24.6	They're making art.
1:26.6	Mm-hmm. They're out art. Mm-hmm.
1:28.3	They're out in the open running around, right?
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