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"When you think about Google and data, people begin to wonder - is my search information going to be used as a mental health biomarker? Or to make a diagnosis? I don't think that's ever likely going to happen," Insel said.
Zelis CEO Amanda Eisel shares her perspective on how the company is solving the problems of a fragmented health financial system to benefit all.
Neuroelectrics, a Spanish startup developing a cap filled with sensors and electrodes that works like an EEG, is in the midst of a $20 million fundraise for its promising device. But scientists are already asking: Is this just hype?
A new study suggests that there is often a clear genetic link between people who are creative and those who develop a psychiatric disorder.
Academics still haven’t cracked the molecular code to understand what, on a basic science level, causes mental illness like schizophrenia. This is the core reason why investors shy from investing in this widespread condition, a panel of venture capitalists said at this week’s World Medical Innovation Forum in Boston. It’s not because the target market, […]
Thirty-four states cut mental health spending between 2009 and 2011 — a total of $1.6 billion — according to The Hill. But the need for mental health services has not decreased. As a result, Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) – who is also trained as a child psychologist – is now trying to bring together mental […]
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There’s a serious dearth of psychiatric drugs under development, but Janssen is taking a gander at speeding up innovation on that front. The project’s called Neuroscience Catalyst. Over the course of three years, Janssen and Johnson & Johnson Innovation plan to set up 10 research projects that examine mood disorders, Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological conditions. Working […]
SAN ANTONIO — It’s almost 4 p.m., and Officers Ernest Stevens and Ned Bandoske have been driving around town in their black unmarked SUV since early this morning. The officers are part of San Antonio’s mental health squad – a six-person unit that answers the frequent emergency calls where mental illness may be an issue. […]
The death of Robin Williams shows even with excellent access to healthcare, sometimes nothing can treat illness. "Innovation" is not a silver bullet.
Among the many questions brought up by the horrifying killings in Isla Vista, Calif., last month were what could have parents have done to prevent the tragedy, if anything? And what did they actually know about their son’s mental illness? Some parents of adult children with mental illnesses fear that their child will go […]
When it comes to managing inbound phone calls, underperformance has devastating cost implications.
Psychological disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder and trauma-related disorders, are rampant among inmates, and mental illness itself is a risk factor for landing in jail. “We’ve, frankly, criminalized the mentally ill, and used local jails as de facto mental health institutions,” said Alex Briscoe, the health director for Alameda County in northern California. The statistics […]