Posttraumatic Growth After MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

"This work was supported in part by The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), a nonprofit organization. The authors wish to express their gratitude to the individuals who participated in these three studies for committing to the deep and difficult journey of healing; the therapists, Michael Mithoefer, Ann Mithoefer, Marcela Ot'alora, Bruce Poulter, Will Van Derveer, Jim Grigsby, Saj Razvi, Sandra Van Der Veer, Sara Gael Giron, Alison McQueen, Ingrid Pacey, and Hayden Rubensohn, who supported participants throughout their time in the studies; the study coordinators, Sarah Sadler, Peggy Ivers, and Katrina Blommaert, who provided organization and support; Michael Mithoefer, Annie Mithoefer, and Marcela Ot'alora for training therapists; the independent raters, Joy Wymer, Mark Wagner, Carla Clements, Kathryn Kaye, and Zach Walsh; the independent rater intern, Matthew Campeau; the study pharmacists, Kimm Singer, Mel Rauton and Colin Holyk; the clinical research associates, Rebecca Matthews, Charlotte Harrison, and Elizabeth Heimler, who monitored data collection; the adherence raters, who assessed adherence to the manualized therapy; the night attendants, who cared for participants during their overnight stays; and all of the other volunteers, who tirelessly supported the study. The sponsor played a role in the study design, data analysis, and writing of the report (the authors performed all data analyses). Two authors, Ingmar Gorman and Alexander B. Belser, receive consultation fees from Akeso Therapeutics as Coclinical Investigator and Subinvestigator, respectively, for a clinical trial site for the open label multisite study of safety and effects of MDMA‐assisted psychotherapy for treatment of PTSD (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT03282123)."