RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Vinall, Maria
T1 Rethinking Mental Disorders: How Research Will Change Clinical Practice
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2008
FD SAGE Publications
VO 8
IS 3
SP 9
OP 10
DO 10.1177/155989770800800304
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/3/9.abstract
AB The medical advances of the last 30 years have been nothing less than astonishing; since 1970, there has been a 52% decrease in mortality from heart disease [Jemal A et al. JAMA 2005], and for the past decade, annual cancer deaths in the United States have fallen [Espy DK et al. Cancer 2007]. Thomas Insel, MD, Director, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), would like to extend the scope of these accomplishments to psychiatry.