Next-generation treatments for mental disorders

Sci Transl Med. 2012 Oct 10;4(155):155ps19. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3004873.

Abstract

There has been a steady retreat by the private sector away from developing medications for mental disorders. This retreat comes just as research is identifying new molecular targets, new clinical targets, and new uses of current treatments that may serve as the basis for the next generation of treatments for mental disorders.

MeSH terms

  • Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Drug Discovery
  • Humans
  • Mental Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Mental Disorders / genetics
  • Mental Disorders / metabolism*
  • Neuronal Plasticity / drug effects
  • Psychiatry / methods*

Substances

  • Antidepressive Agents