MAPS: Announcement: MDMA Literature Update Site Now On-Line

[Ilsa Jerome <Ljerome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ANNOUNCEMENT: MDMA LITERATURE UPDATE SITE NOW ON-LINE

We are happy to announce the completion of the MDMA Literature Update web
site, a new feature of the MAPS website containing overviews and summaries
of most of the latest papers on MDMA or ecstasy published in
English-language peer-reviewed journals.  The site is now on-line at this URL:

www.maps.org/research/mdma/litupdates

As part of MAPS' efforts to develop MDMA into a prescription medicine as an
adjunct to psychotherapy, MAPS sponsored a comprehensive review of the
scientific literature on MDMA. This comprehensive review was submitted to
FDA in October 2001, along with the MDMA/PTSD protocol which FDA
subsequently approved.  These updates of publications appearing after the
comprehensive review was completed are intended to keep the literature
review current by providing summaries of all papers that discuss MDMA or
ecstasy, with a focus on human clinical trials and studies in ecstasy
users.  Each summary describes research findings, and highlights any
critical conclusions or questions derived from these findings.  All updates
include summaries of original research and reviews of studies conducted in
humans, in vitro and in non-human animals published in English-language
peer-reviewed journals. All updates appearing after August 2002 also
examine human medical case reports.  Forensic and chemistry research is not
addressed, but such papers will be noted in overviews appearing after
August 2002.  Further information about these papers can be found in the
MDMA Bibliography, www.maps.org/wwwpb.

Site design has been carefully constructed by Lisa Jerome, Matthew Baggott
and Rick Doblin, all working hard at crafting a user-friendly and
comprehensive presentation.  The web site the designers envisioned was
created and further improved by Mercedes Paulino.  Summary text and
overview text was written by Lisa Jerome, greatly assisted by the thoughts
and editorial comments of Matthew Baggott.  The project would not have been
completed without the generous assistance of a team of diligent volunteers,
including Cyrus McCandless PhD, Nicholas Cozzi PhD, Harry Sumnall PhD, an
anonymous volunteer, and others.

Currently the site contains overview and summaries for papers located from
October 2001 to June 2002, with summaries and an overview of research
reports found in July, 2002 appearing on the site in the next two weeks.

We welcome any comments or suggestions you might have about the MDMA
literature updates.  We are interested in what you find most and least
helpful about this site, suggestions for improving content or site format,
and any indications of how you use this site.  Send comments to
Ilsa@xxxxxxxxx  Any input is greatly appreciated.

Anyone wishing to assist us in continuing to maintain the MDMA literature
update project should write Ilsa@xxxxxxxx to let us know your interest.


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