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“Race-Based Trauma: The Challenge and Promise of MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy” Monnica Williams, Ph.D.
Dr. Monnica Williams is a professor, clinical psychologist, and the Canada Research Chair for Mental Health Disparities at the University of Ottawa.
Monnica T. Williams, Ph.D., ABPP, is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa, Canada Research Chair in Mental Health Disparities, and Director of the Laboratory for Culture and Mental Health Disparities.
Rethinking the role of psychedelic drugs and how they can help to improve the lives of our country’s military personnel and others suffering from PTSD.
MDMA, the active ingredient in the party drug ecstasy, is being touted as a game-changing treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. It is being trialled in America-and for one army veteran the drug has been a life-saver. In America around 22 military veterans kill themselves every day.
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Phil Wolfson, MD, and Julane Andries, MFT MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for Anxiety in Life-Threatening Illness
MDMA, better known as ecstasy, molly, or one of a number of other street names, is a stimulant drug with unique prosocial effects. In this video, I discuss the current understanding of how MDMA acts on the brain to produce its effects.
Panel: Jae Sevelius, PhD, Monnica Williams, PhD, Paula Graciela Kahn, and LisaNa RedBear, moderated by Ismail Ali, JD A six-day global gathering of the international scientific community in Oakland, California to explore new research into the benefits and risks of MDMA, LSD, psilocybin, ayahuasca,...
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Dr. Monnica T. Williams discusses her work in assessing racial trauma and mental health disparities in African-American communities.