Compass study result validates industry's hope to find alternative treatments for mental health

Compass study result validates industry's hope to find alternative treatments for mental health
Compass study result validates industry's hope to find alternative treatments for mental health
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Psychedelic companies feel that Compass Pathways results validate efforts to develop next-generation medicine for treating mental health issues

Hours after psychedelic leader Compass Pathways (NASDAQ:CMPS) announced Phase IIb results from the largest modern study on a psychedelic substance, the stocks of most psychedelic companies holistically took a nosedive despite generally positive results. 

Peter Theil-backed Compass published data revealing that a strong dose of its  Comp360 medication (a psiloCybin (NEO:CYBN)-derivative in a crystalline form) helped reduce depression in patients suffering from the treatment-resistant mental health issue.

While overall positive, results indicated that 179 of the 233 participants in the trial experienced treatment-emergent side effects. Compass, however, said that except for 12 patients, the rest experienced mild adverse events like headache, nausea, fatigue, and insomnia.
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