Despite advances in neuroscience, the underlying biology of mental illness has remained elusive. The DSM-6 will attempt to integrate neurobiology into how clinicians diagnose and treat psychiatric conditions.
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Researchers examined the DNA of over 53,000 people with OCD and over 2 million people without OCD, gathering data that could one day improve treatment.
The celebrity chef’s story sheds light on the hidden dangers of bipolar disorder.
It takes on average eight to 12 years for depersonalisation disorder to be correctly diagnosed in the UK.
Postpartum depression can strike days, weeks or months after delivery, and the much rarer cases of psychosis can be difficult to detect.
Existing genetic data and sequencing tools are overwhelmingly based on people of European ancestry, which excludes much of the rich genetic variation of the world.
Pinpointing the molecular targets behind the subjective effects of psychedelic drugs could help clinicians and researchers better treat psychiatric conditions.
Police are almost always the first responders in cases of mental health crisis. Too often these encounters turn bad, even deadly. But police were never meant to be in charge of US mental health care.
The lives of South Africa’s most vulnerable remain in danger for as long as its mental health oversight bodies remain dysfunctional and disregarded.
Each suicide has a social, economic and cultural context. And unless these factors are considered alongside psychiatric care, steadily increasing suicide rates will not be curbed.
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Chief Specialist Scientist in Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
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Research associate, University of Pretoria
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Machine Learning Scientist at the Broad Institute of MIT &, Harvard University
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Resident in Psychiatry, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
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Senior Lecturer, Center for Study of Human Health, Emory University
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Cornell University
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard University
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Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Birmingham
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Senior Research Data Analyst, Swansea University
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Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Division of Psychiatry and Director of Research at Bipolar UK, UCL
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Clinical Professor of Public Health and Psychiatry, Swansea University
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Professor of Psychiatry, University of Florida
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Professor and Department Head of Psychiatry, University of Illinois Chicago