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Critical Psychiatry Textbook, Chapter 16: Is There Any Future for Psychiatry? (Part Six)

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Whether drugs are legal or illegal, it is unhealthy to perturb brain functions with them. In 1990-92, 12% of the US population aged 18–54 years received treatment for emotional problems, which went up to 20% in 2001–2003. In 2012, the US Centers for Disease Control reported that 25% of Americans have a mental illness.

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Set, Setting, Forgetting: Silence on Abuse in Psychedelic Therapy Histories

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The new drug application for MDMA-AT submitted by MAPS would have allowed MDMA legal use solely within MAPS’ proprietary psychotherapy protocol and only for individuals with a PTSD diagnosis. An author and influential researcher, Ingrasci was well-known in the holistic health and alternative spirituality conference circuits.