A psychiatrist in British Columbia, Dr. Donna Dryer, has permanently surrendered her medical licence following a complaint about her treatment of a patient with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a clinical trial for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy. The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), which sponsored the clinical trial, has characterized Yensen’s actions as sexual abuse. The patient filed a sexual assault complaint with the police, but Crown prosecutors did not approve criminal charges. Dryer and Yensen were sub-investigators for the MAPS clinical trial, examining the safety of MDMA in treating PTSD. have guidelines in place that prohibit therapists from engaging in sexual relationships with clients and research participants.
