Compass Pathways Research Suggests Psilocybin Can Treat Anorexia
Recently released findings from a study show that the psilocybin therapy developed by Compass Pathways PLC (NASDAQ: CMPS) may be used to treat anorexia. The therapy in question, COMP 360, was primarily developed to treat depression. Anorexia or anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder in which individuals have abnormally low weight caused by restricting food intake and an extreme fear of gaining weight. Psychiatrist Katherine A. Halmi believes that this eating disorder stems from the ego, explaining that the severity of the core features of the disorder, including preoccupations with exercising, eating, weight and body image, forecast higher resistance to…