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Namik Kirlić1, Molly Lennard-Jones1, Merve Atli1
1Compass Pathways, London (Kirlić, Lennard-Jones, Atli, Malievskaia, Gaillard, Goodwin, Koelpin); Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London (Modlin); School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego (Peck).
Abstract:
The psychedelic experience can be challenging. There is a need for a structured framework for providing psychological support to individuals with mental health conditions receiving investigational psilocybin treatment. The primary benefit of such a framework is to support a safe and meaningful psilocybin experience. It also enables future research on the facets of psychological support and/or psychotherapy that most optimally complement psilocybin treatment. The authors describe the Compass Psychological Support Model (CPSM), currently used to support participants with treatment-resistant depression in Compass-sponsored clinical trials of investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatment. The authors also outline the therapist training, mentoring, and fidelity assessment programs they have developed to ensure the quality and consistency of the CPSM delivery.
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