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MDMA-assisted psychotherapy can be an effective treatment for people who do not respond to traditional therapies for PTSD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-4L5vRZ_g8 < three minute rundown that explains MDMA

http://www.mdmaptsd.org/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNxuRs6tTuw < The Verge / Ecstatic states: treating PTSD with MDMA

http://www.mdma.net/psychotherapy/ptsd.html

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Yes, but I don't wish to discuss 'PTSD diagnosis politics' in this forum instead I'd rather just add value by pointing people to a non-commerical modality that actually works for treating those who suffer from the types of symptoms commonly associated with PTSD.

I'm an Iraq veteran currently enrolled in this study.

Wow that's so cool! I'm personally overjoyed that the suppression of this promising area of research is beginning to lift. I hope it goes well for you.

I want to remain as unbiased as possible, but I am also enormously excited about the so-far-promising results. This simple and beautiful substance may go a long way in solving the problems my peers are facing, whether we went to war in Iraq or in Vietnam. It's also showing improvement in the treatment of sexual assault victims with PTSD, indicating both that PTSD is a genuine condition (as some professionals still think the diagnosis is questionable), and also treatable (and hopefully curable) in patients with varying degrees of the condition.

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