Thomas Insel: 心理病之新認識

心理病之新認識

今時今日，多得提早發現，心臟病嘅死亡率比幾十年前少咗 63%。國家心理衛生研究院主管 Thomas Insel 想知道：我哋係唔係可以對抑鬱症同埋精神分裂症做一模一樣嘅嘢？佢話喺呢個新嘅研究方向上，準確無誤嘅重新定義係第一步：我哋必須停止將佢哋諗成係「精神病」，並且開始將佢哋當成係「腦疾病」嚟理解。（喺 TEDxCaltech 錄影）

Medical breakthroughs like an 85 percent drop in childhood leukemia deaths show the power of early detection and intervention. Yet, mental disorders remain the top cause of disability, often starting before age 14, and contribute to tragic outcomes like suicide. The key shift is to see depression, schizophrenia, and related conditions not as invisible 'mind' issues, but as brain disorders, opening the door to earlier, more effective treatment. Advances in brain science may let society intervene long before symptoms destroy lives.