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MEDICAL RESEARCH
Psychedelic compound ‘can help ease severe depression’
The psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms can help alleviate severe depression when combined with psychotherapy, according to a trial that raises hopes for people failed by existing antidepressants.
Nearly a third of patients with severe depression went into rapid remission after a single 25mg dose of psilocybin followed by therapy sessions, researchers said.
The results from the trial were described as “exceptional” by Prof Guy Goodwin, chief medical officer at Compass Pathways, the mental healthcare firm that led the trial conducted at 22 sites across the UK,