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But the first company to submit clinical trial data for U.S. market approval, Lykos Therapeutics, could not convince the panel of independent experts that its approach—combining talk therapy with the compound commonly known as ecstasy—was effective, or that the benefits outweighed the risks.
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science.org, 3 July 2024
When someone lacks the words to process these experiences through traditional talk therapy, art therapy can provide an indirect way to express and externalize those feelings and memories.
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Girija Kaimal, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2024
The form of talk therapy used in the MDMA sessions also troubled some on the panel who noted there wasn’t strong data to support its use outside of the trial.
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Will Stone, NPR, 4 June 2024
Some people benefit from talk therapy, with or without medication.
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Karen Pallarito, Health, 2 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1979, in the meaning defined above
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“Talk therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20therapy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
Medical Definition
talk therapy
noun
: psychotherapy emphasizing conversation between therapist and patient
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