Intersectional insights from an MDMA-assisted psychotherapy training trial: An open letter to racial/ethnic and sexual/gender minorities
Intersectional insights from an MDMA-assisted psychotherapy training trial: An open letter to racial/ethnic and sexual/gender minorities
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10.1556/2054.2019.017
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发表时间：
2020-03-01
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4.5
通讯作者：
Ching, Terence H. W.
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作者：
Ching, Terence H. W.
在针对治疗抵抗性创伤后应激障碍的研究中，关于±3,4 - 亚甲基二氧基甲基苯丙胺（MDMA，摇头丸的活性成分）的研究迎来当前的复兴，但这条道路充满了政治和学术偏见，以及在服务不足的人群中存在的文化污名，所有这些都成为少数族裔纳入和参与的障碍。在这封致少数族裔/种族以及性/性别少数群体的公开信中，作者详细阐述了他自己作为MDMA辅助心理治疗的治疗师培训试验的一部分合法使用MDMA的经历所带来的交叉视角，希望能从根本上消除这种治疗方法在边缘化人群中的污名。涵盖的主题包括：心态和环境；文化自豪感；LGBTQIA +群体自豪感；对交叉性的接受；以及回顾时的耐心、洞察力和力量。这封信最后要求当前MDMA辅助心理治疗的研究人员在其研究议程中强调交叉身份问题（例如，在种族、族裔、性取向和性别认同方面），尝试以一种文化契合的方式提高少数群体的参与度，并增加少数群体在该领域的利益相关度。
The road to the current psychedelic renaissance in research on +/- 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) - the active ingredient of the drug Ecstasy - for addressing treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder has been fraught with political and academic bias, as well as cultural stigma among underserved populations, all of which serve as barriers to minority inclusion and participation. In this open letter to ethnic/racial and sexual/gender minorities, the author details intersectional insights from his own experience being administered MDMA legally as part of a therapist training trial for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, in hopes of radically destigmatizing this treatment approach for marginalized populations. Themes covered include: set and setting; cultural pride; LGBTQIA+ pride; acceptance of intersectionality; and patience, perspective, and strength in retrospection. This letter concludes by tasking current investigators of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy to emphasize issues of intersecting identities (e.g., in terms of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity) in their research agenda, attempt to improve minority participation in a culturally attuned manner, as well as increase minority stakeholdership in this field.