Rethinking funding priorities in mental health research

Mental health research funding priorities in high-income countries must balance longer-term investment in identifying neurobiological mechanisms of disease with shorter-term funding of novel prevention and treatment strategies to alleviate the current burden of mental illness. Prioritising one area...

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Published in:British journal of psychiatry 2016-06, Vol.208 (6), p.507-509
Main Authors: Lewis-Fernández, Roberto, Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane, Betts, Virginia Trotter, Greenman, Lisa, Essock, Susan M., Escobar, Javier I., Barch, Deanna, Hogan, Michael F., Areán, Patricia A., Druss, Benjamin G., DiClemente, Ralph J., McGlashan, Thomas H., Jeste, Dilip V., Proctor, Enola K., Ruiz, Pedro, Rush, A. John, Canino, Glorisa J., Bell, Carl C., Henry, Renata, Iversen, Portia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical Research - economics
Brain research
Disease prevention
Editorials
Growth stocks
Health care policy
Humans
Initiatives
Medical research
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mental Health - economics
Mental health care
Neurobiology
Neurosciences
Prevention
Psychiatry
Public health
Research funding
Schizophrenia
Society
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Summary:Mental health research funding priorities in high-income countries must balance longer-term investment in identifying neurobiological mechanisms of disease with shorter-term funding of novel prevention and treatment strategies to alleviate the current burden of mental illness. Prioritising one area of science over others risks reduced returns on the entire scientific portfolio.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.bp.115.179895