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New award to recognize contributions linking neuroscience to psychiatric diagnosis and treatment
2025-04-29 01:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Download PDF Copy Reviewed University of GenevaApr 9 2025Mental health is in crisis worldwide. While the neurosciences are advancing rapidly, psychiatry still struggles to diagnose and effectively treat many disorders. The Synapsy Center for Neuroscience and Mental Health Research at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, is launching a new international prize to reward those who bring these two worlds closer together.A new research model is neededDepression, schizophrenia, anxiety or bipolar disorders: psychiatric illnesses affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide and are among the leading causes of disability, suffering and mortality. Yet clinical advances remain limited. Many diagnoses still lack clear biomarkers, and treatments often remain imprecise.This delay can be explained in part by the persistent separation between fundamental research in neuroscience and clinical practice in psychiatry. Although knowledge about the brain has advanced considerably, it is still difficu...
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