New approaches in psychiatric drug development

Numerous novel neuroscience-based drug targets have been identified in recent years. However, it remains unclear how these targets relate to the expression of symptoms in central nervous system (CNS) disorders in general and psychiatric disorders in particular. To discuss this issue, a New Frontiers Meetings of European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) was organized to address the challenges in translational neuroscience research that are impeding the effective development of new treatments.

Source: European Neuropsychopharmacology - July 25, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Thalia F. van der Doef, Silvia Zaragoza Domingo, Gabriel E. Jacobs, Wayne C. Drevets, Hugh M. Marston, Pradeep J. Nathan, Maria B. Tome, Carol A. Tamminga, Joop M.A. van Gerven, Martien J.H. Kas Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research