Perceptions of Life and Death: How Participants' Experiences Change through a Trial of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for Anxiety Associated with Life-Threatening Illness
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Authors
Blaustein, Lia Osunfunláyò
Issue Date
2019
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
"MDMA-assisted psychotherapy","MDMA","Life-threatening Illness","Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis","Psycho-existential Distress"
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Abstract
Anxiety associated with life-threatening illness is a serious issue impacting a significant number of Americans. Traditional psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy have targeted this challenge with varying success. Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-Assisted Psychotherapy (MDMA-AP) is a modality providing a different approach to treating anxiety associated with life-threating illness. Studies have found that participants reported improvements in: their relationship to their illness, ability to fathom life and death, interpersonal relationships, mood, functioning, and quality of life.