A Method of Conducting Therapeutic Sessions with MDMA
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs December 1, 1998 George R. Greer, Requa Tolbert 187 citations
A therapeutic method using MDMA emphasizes careful attention to the mental state of both therapists and clients and the session environment. The therapists believed MDMA reduces fear responses to emotional threats, helping clients reframe past experiences in their current lives. Clients were screened and prepared until they had a clear purpose and willingness to experience anything that might happen. Medical contraindications were based on MDMA's sympathomimetic effects, and those with serious psychiatric impairments were excluded. Doses of 75-150 mg, with an optional 50 mg later, were given; clients then lay down with eyeshades and headphones listening to music during the peak effect.