This booklet explores MDMA and other entactogens as pharmacological adjuncts to group psychotherapy. It presents intimate insights into entactogenic experiences from first-hand accounts of clients who participated in group therapy sessions, and crucial background on the neurobiological and psychospiritual components of those experiences.
The word “entactogen” refers to compounds that “produce a touching within” — derived from the roots en (Greek: within), tactus (Latin: touch), and gen (Greek: produce). Entactogens decrease anxiety, increase trust, self-acceptance, and openness, and allow easier access to memories — providing fertile ground for transformative healing. Therapists used entactogens such as MDMA in their practice before it was criminalized in 1985, and recent placebo-controlled studies have demonstrated MDMA’s therapeutic potential for chronic, treatment-resistant PTSD.
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Why this book matters
- One of the few books to document MDMA-assisted group psychotherapy — a modality with unique therapeutic potential that remains underexplored
- Combines firsthand patient accounts with neurobiological and psychospiritual context bridging the experiential and the scientific
- Introduces and defines the concept of “entactogens”, a category of healing substances whose therapeutic value is now being confirmed by clinical research
- Documents therapeutic practices from before MDMA’s criminalization in 1985, a historical record of what was lost and what is now being recovered
- Essential reading for therapists, researchers, and anyone seeking to understand the full therapeutic landscape of MDMA and related compounds
