Study of Psychological Defense Mechanisms During MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for Tx of PTSD

Principal Investigators: Pal-Orjan Johansen, Ph.D. (cand) and Teri Krebs

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (Norway)

This study analyzes audio and video recordings of therapy sessions from the ongoing MDMA-assisted psychotherapy studies in the treatment of subjects with PTSD. The objective of this study is to provide empirical evidence on how MDMA influences defense mechanisms in the context of psychotherapy, to understand how MDMA might facilitate the therapeutic process, and to inform the development of a standardized treatment manual for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy.

The study has cost $15,000, with the remainder fully funded.