In contrast to most fields of medicine, progress to discover and develop new and improved psychiatric drugs has been slow and disappointing. The vast majority of currently prescribed drugs to treat schizophrenia, mood and anxiety disorders are arguably n
There are no "mental disorders of the new millennium" but there are new external factors which may trigger off disorders, new treatments for disorders (not enough, I fear) and new ways in which disorders can express themselves.doi:10.1108/09504120710821758...
Feb. 21, 2024 — In the EU, mental disorders are a growing concern and the need for effective treatments has never been more critical. Schizophrenia, a condition that impacts 1% of the global population, shows the limitations of current therapeutic options, with 30-50% of patients exper...
Meanwhile, clinicians should be knowledgeable about these new treatments as public interest and the empirical base grow. The social, economic, and public health impacts of untreated mental disorders demand solutions. If psychedelic therapies do prove to have enduring effects after just a single or a...
Researchers atDuke-NUS Medical Schooland the Mechanobiology Institute at theNational University of Singaporehave identified a new pathway to activate dormant neural stem cells. This discovery could lead to innovative treatments for neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism, learning d...
I was a boy born with brain damage.My family managed to find good doctors where we lived,in Leningrad (now St.Petersburg),Russia,and I took part in clinical trials testing new treatments.Shortly after my first birthday,I started walking and it became clear my intelligence funct...
disorders [19,20,21], and represents a key outstanding issue for the field. It is not clear why this is the case but may reflect the fact that drug treatments for some of these disorders are less well established than for conditions like schizophrenia and major depression. Another ...
The need for mental health services research focusing on poor young women Despite the fact that the relationship between poverty and increased risk for a broad spectrum of mental disorders has been documented for several decades, very little is known about providing mental health treatments to poor ...
Hormonal Regulation.Understanding how neurosteroids interact withhormonescould lead to better treatments for hormonal imbalances and related disorders, particularly in women. Personalized Medicine.As research advances, there’s potential for personalized treatments based on individual neurost...
As such, the second section will turn to examples of specific genetically mediated neurodevelopmental disorders where model systems suggest treatments that could be transformative. Discussion of these targeted interventions will bridge to the third section, which will focus on challenges to understanding ...