Tag: PTSD

Mental Health, Mental Illness

Study Moves Therapeutic Use of MDMA Toward FDA Approval

MOUNT PLEASANT, SC, USA - AUGUST 24: A dose of MDMA in the office of Dr. Michael Mithoefer, a psychiatrist, who has studied the use of MDMA as a treatment for PTSD in Mount Pleasant, SC, USA on August 24, 2017. (Photo by Travis Dove for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The drug scored positive results in a clinical trial designed to meet FDA standards.

Source: Study Moves Therapeutic Use of MDMA Toward FDA Approval

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Have we misunderstood post-traumatic stress disorder? – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Joint media release: Cambridge Judge Business School, Cambridge, UK & UNSW Australia Business School, Sydney, Australia In understanding war-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a person’s cultural and professional context is just as important as how they cope with witnessing wartime events, says a new study in the Academy of Management Journal. It’s long been assumed…

Source: Have we misunderstood post-traumatic stress disorder? – » The Australian Independent Media Network

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PTSD: What it’s like to witness a shooting and live with memories of traumatic events – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

More than 12 per cent of Australians will suffer from PTSD in their lifetime. So how does it feel when an otherwise normal day turns into a life-changing, traumatic event?

Source: PTSD: What it’s like to witness a shooting and live with memories of traumatic events – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)