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Article #039 · Collection Two

What MDMA-Assisted Therapy Research Cannot Yet Tell Us

Limitations involving long-term outcomes, generalizability, therapist effects, and access.

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Limitations involving long-term outcomes, generalizability, therapist effects, and access.

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Peer-Reviewed Research

PubMed-verified papers evidencing this concept.

Drawn from the peer-reviewed Research Collection. Each paper opens on PubMed. The relevance note is written by the founding editor.

  1. Paper #81·2024·Additional High-Value Papers (Working Bibliography)
    Telehealth Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Chronic Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Nirva Relevance —Scalable telehealth mindfulness programs improved pain-related functioning and biopsychosocial outcomes among veterans compared with usual care.

  2. Paper #84·2024·Additional High-Value Papers (Working Bibliography)
    The Effect of Lifestyle Interventions on Anxiety, Depression and Stress: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Nirva Relevance —Examined combined approaches involving physical activity, dietary change, sleep, and other health behaviors.

  3. Paper #86·2024·Additional High-Value Papers (Working Bibliography)
    Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Mental-Health Outcomes: A Genetically Informed Cohort Study

    Nirva Relevance —Found that relationships between childhood adversity and adult mental health persisted after accounting for shared genetic and environmental factors.

  4. Paper #82·2025·Additional High-Value Papers (Working Bibliography)
    Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Patients With Chronic Pain

    Nirva Relevance —Supports patient-focused mindfulness as a complementary element of chronic-pain care.

  5. Paper #85·2025·Additional High-Value Papers (Working Bibliography)
    Effectiveness of Digital Lifestyle Interventions for Depression and Anxiety

    Nirva Relevance —Relevant to combining movement, sleep, self-monitoring, psychoeducation, and behavior-change support within a digital platform.

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