"Psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety and schizophrenia have long been something of a mystery, but new research is identifying the brain circuits and chemicals that are involved in such illnesses.
This opens the doors to many possibilities for new treatment, but it also shows that one thing is sure: early life exposure to depression and anxiety permanently changes the structure of the developing brain.
"If we can fully understand the roots of mental illness in brain circuitry and systems, we may be able to develop better treatment targets for the millions suffering from these diseases," said Carol Tamminga, MD, of the University of Texas Southwestern and an expert on schizophrenia...."
Shelley Seale
Psychiatric treatments include medications and therapy
"Psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety and schizophrenia have long been something of a mystery, but new research is identifying the brain circuits and chemicals that are involved in such illnesses.