The Drug Science Podcast21 Juli 2021

41. Couples counselling and MDMA with Annie and Michael Mithoefer

Michael Mithoefer, MD is a Clinical Investigator and acting Medical Director of MAPS Public Benefit Corporation. Together with his wife Annie, they completed the first phase 2 clinical trial of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD in 2009 and a subsequent study of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD in military veterans, firefighters and police officers. They are now supervising therapists in the ongoing MAPS Phase 3 trials of MDMA-assisted Psychotheapy for PTSD, leading training in MDMA- assisted psychotherapy for therapists interested in working on clinical trials, and providing FDA-approved MDMA sessions for research therapists.

Michael is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina, is a Grof certified Holotropic Breathwork Practitioner, has been a Certified Internal Family Systems Therapist, and has been board certified in Psychiatry, Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine.

Annie is a registered nurse as well as a Grof-certified Holotropic Breathwork Practitioner, is trained in Hakomi Therapy, and has 25 years experience working with trauma patients, with an emphasis on experiential approaches to therapy.

Tune in to this episode to find out about their pioneer work with MDMA and their most recent research!

MDMA-assisted psychotherapy

CAPS-5 - Clinician Administered PTSD Scale

Exposure therapy

Cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy

Candice Monson

Amygdala

Relax beliefs under psychedelics (REBUS)

PTSD

EMA - European Medicines Agency

Psilocybin

Ayahuasca

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