Director’s Posts about Treatments

Schizophrenia as a Health Disparity

By Thomas Insel on March 29, 2013

Dr. Insel blogs about what epidemiological research in Sweden tells us about premature mortality experienced by people with serious mental illness and what we need to do to change that.

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Network Solutions

By Thomas Insel on February 05, 2013

Dr. Insel talks about how NIMH’s RAISE study is exploring an integrated, multi-component approach to health care for schizophrenia.

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The Beginning of History Illusion

By Thomas Insel on January 09, 2013

Dr. Insel reflects on the state of mental health care and research 50 years after President Kennedy’s special message to congress on mental health.

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Balancing Immediate Needs with Future Innovation

By Thomas Insel on January 26, 2012

Dr. Insel responds to discussion from the National Advisory Mental Health Council concerning the need to balance research funding for basic science and mental health services.

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NIMH’s Top 10 Research Advances of 2011

By Thomas Insel on December 23, 2011

Dr. Insel shares NIMH’s Top 10 Research Advances for 2011.

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Improving Diagnosis Through Precision Medicine

By Thomas Insel on November 15, 2011

Dr. Insel describes how precision medicine may put us on the path to better diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.

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A New Picture of Brain Development

By Thomas Insel on October 28, 2011

Two papers published this week in Nature provide the first maps of the molecular development of the human brain. Mapping brain development by changes in gene expression gives us a new level of precision and raises new possibilities for understanding the mechanisms of neurodevelopmental disorders.

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