Mental illness: Surprising, disturbing findings
But research has focused on adults. Much more research on the adolescent brain is needed, and large treatment studies not financed by drug companies must be done, says Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, which paid …
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Hmmm…the prevalence and incidence data do show some important things: Real people don’t have just one problem (e.g., panic disorder or social phobia or depression), but instead have multiple problems (e.g., panic and social phobia and depression). Treatment studies mislead us in to thinking that there is no co-morbidity (co-occuring conditions). The implications are big, so don’t completely diss epidemiology.
And keep up the good work…love your blog.