Not much to show for $1.9 billion: New directions in mental health needed

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Not much to show for $1.9 billion: New directions in mental health needed

27 April 2022

By William Ferguson

Wednesday 27 April 2022, 12:20 AM

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This article highlights new ways of understanding mental illness and explores new treatment strategies, including the use of nutrients in carefully targeted patient groups

Key points, There is significant disconnect between the current paradigm of mental illness and the new insights being gained from genome-wide association studies , Pract Green w Pale Yellow

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