MDMA and Psychotherapy

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Michael Mithoefer, MD Related seminars and products

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Michael Mithoefer, MD, is clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina. In 2009, he completed & published the first FDA approved clinical trial of MDMA assisted psychotherapy for treatment-resistant PTSD, followed by completion of a Phase II trial. He is overseeing a multisite Phase III study of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in 13 sites around the US (including the Trauma Research Foundation), and another MDMA-assisted psychotherapy multisite study in Europe and Israel.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Michael Mithoefer has employment relationships with Columbia University, Bassett Healthcare Network, University of South Carolina, Lykos Therapeutics and has ownership interest in Awakn Life Sciences. He is a sub-investigator and therapist at Zen Therapeutics and a consultant with MAPS. Dr. Mithoefer receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Dr. Michael Mithoefer is a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

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Objectives

1. Explore specifics of the role therapists play in the healing process of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, including balancing a non-directive approach with interventions based on the therapist’s training and intuition.
2. Explore what typically happens in the eight-hour therapy sessions that accompany the administering of MDMA.
3. Explore the history of MDMA and how its pharmacologic profile makes it effective against treatment resistant PTSD.
4. Identify the research processes used to determine the efficacy of MDMA and analyze the clinical impact on patients and quality of life after MDMA Assisted Psychotherapy in order to improve clinical outcomes with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Outline

• MDMA as Psychedelic
• MDMA Pharmacology
• MDMA Therapy Use in the 1970’s and 1980’s

• Study Design
• Neuropsychology Measures
• Study with Veterans, Firefighters, & Police Officers
• Drug Treatment Development Protocol with Couples
• MDMA Therapy with Therapists
• MDMA Side Effects

• Video Case Study
• Manual for MDMA Assisted Psychotherapy
• Why Does MDMA Work?
• Imaging
• MDMA Assisted Psychotherapy Agreements

• Further Research
• Expanded Access Clinics
• Training Program

Target Audience

• Psychologists
• Physicians
• Addiction Counselors
• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Nurses
• Other Behavioral Health Professionals