How Can Stress Be Treated?
According to a new small study, the so-called "club drug" Ecstasy may make psychotherapy more effective for people who have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In the study, researchers followed the progress of 20 PTSD sufferers who underwent two eight-hour psychotherapy sessions scheduled about a month apart. Twelve of the patients took Ecstasy--also known as MDMA--while eight were given a placebo. At the end of the trial, psychologists found that more than 80 percent of the patients who ...
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