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5 Psychiatry Headlines You Missed in September 2025

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This month in review focuses on innovative therapies in psychiatry, including MM120 for anxiety and ammoxetine for depression, as well as providing safety insights.

As September 2025 draws to a close, psychiatry research is pushing the field into new territory with innovative therapies and fresh safety insights. A phase 2b trial of MM120 (LSD) showed a single dose could deliver rapid and lasting relief for generalized anxiety disorder, while ammoxetine emerged as a promising antidepressant with fewer adverse events than current standards.