Summary: The New York Times considers the potential benefits of MDMA in relationship enhancement, explores MAPS-sponsored research of MDMA-assisted therapy, and highlights the need for further investigation of the safety and efficacy of MDMA-assisted therapy in the context of relationships.
MAPS-sponsored researcher Anne Wagner, Ph.D., points out that in the context of an MDMA-assisted therapy session, “both people need to be prepared to actually dig in and communicate with each other, and not perceive it as ‘Oh, this is going to be a thing that fixes our relationship.'”
