Assessing the quality of publicly available videos on MDMA‐assisted psychotherapy for PTSD
The American Journal on Addictions November 1, 2022 Mariam Kyarunts, Meghna P. Mansukhani, Larissa L. Loukianova et al. 26 citations
Videos on YouTube about MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD are generally of poor quality, scoring low on standard measures of health information quality. Longer videos and those featuring a medical or doctoral professional scored higher. Only one percent of the videos came from academic institutions, while most were from professional organizations. A majority correctly noted that MDMA must be used with psychotherapy and is not FDA-approved for PTSD, but only a third mentioned risks or potential for abuse. The findings point to a need for better online health information and greater involvement of healthcare professionals in creating accurate content.