Evaluating the attitudes of mental health professionals towards trials of MDMA: a randomised vignette trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare attitudes of mental health (MH) professionals towards trials of methylenedioxymethamphetamine-assisted psychotherapy (MDMA-AP), with a neutrally labelled pharmacotherapy trial.

Design

A randomised controlled vignette study design, with experimenters blinded to group condition.

Setting

Participants were recruited online via professional societies.

Participants

Psychiatrists, psychologists and MH researchers from across Australia.

Interventions

Participants were randomly allocated to read a vignette about a trial of either MDMA-AP or a neutrally labelled pharmacotherapy.

Outcomes

Comparison of the difference in four attitudes towards MDMA-AP and control: How likely they were to (1) recommend participating, or (2) object to part

SUBMITTER: Wright DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9703308 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature