Thomas Insel:  对精神疾病的重新认识

 对精神疾病的重新认识

今天， 归功于“早发现”和“早治疗”，心脏病患者的死亡率比几十年前减少了63%。 Thomas Insel， 国家精神健康研究所主任，他提出一个新的见解：我们是否可以对精神疾病做同样的处理？在探讨新的研究领域之前，他阐述了一个关键的理念：让我们摒弃精神失常的说法，尝试着用大脑失常来理解这些疾病。(此片拍摄于TEDxCaltech.)

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.