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Therapeutic Alliance and Perceived Closeness in MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder

2026-09-11 β€’ Blossom Pulse

Article summary

This preregistered secondary-analysis preprint (n=20) examined therapeutic relationships during an open-label MDMA-assisted therapy trial for social anxiety. Therapeutic alliance remained high, while perceived closeness rose during dosing sessions; greater session closeness was associated with lower social anxiety after treatment.

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