A drug once synonymous with rave culture could soon be making its way into a very different setting: the therapist’s office.

A decades-long campaign to legalize MDMA as a mainstream medical treatment will reach a climax as soon as Friday, with the Food and Drug Administration poised to decide whether the psychedelic should ...

Only two drugs are formally approved for post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, and they don’t help everyone. A lack of effective treatment options has led some patients to seek out the psychedelic ...

Israel MDMA psilocybin PTSD trial: Israel's Health Ministry authorized the world's first national clinical trial combining MDMA and psilocybin for treatment-resistant PTSD, dispensing both compounds ...

Today, the FDA issued a complete response letter (CRL) for midomafetamine capsules (MDMA) in combination with assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) for adults living with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

On August 9, the FDA denied an application for MDMA treatment from Lykos Therapeutics—which would have been the first of its kind—and requested additional trials to evaluate its safety. Lykos had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many experts were disappointed in the decision. MDMA "has been shown to be safe and effective in the right conditions," says Sunil ...

An FDA advisory panel has recommended that the agency not approve the use of MDMA-assisted therapy as a treatment for PTSD. A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted on Tuesday ...

There’s been a lot of news recently about the use of MDMA, sometimes known as ecstasy or molly, combined with psychotherapy, as a novel treatment for trauma. Partly, the news has been good. Really ...

Credit: Getty Images. Significant factors limit MDMA’s ability to be used in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. Significant factors limit MDMA’s ability to be used in the treatment of ...

On her song "What Was That" from her new album "Virgin," Lorde sings about "MDMA in the back garden" blowing her pupils up. Turns out, the psychedelic drug, also known as ecstasy or molly, has ...

Cazzie David once used MDMA therapy to find “clarity” on a long-term relationship giving her doubts. “I was recommended to do this MDMA journey with my therapist. And she was like, ‘It helps people ...