4 Topic Commentaries

Why We Need Biomarkers in Psychiatry

Why We Need Biomarkers in Psychiatry

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  Leanne Williams, PhD

  Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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  Stanford School of Medicine

  The brain is an essential starting place with these conditions.

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  Mark Frye, MD

  Psychiatry

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  Mayo Clinic

  The potential of having a biological test to help accurately diagnose bipolar disorder would make a huge difference to medical practice,

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  Lena Smirnova, PhD

  Public Health

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  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  This is very exciting, because right now, there isn’t a blood marker for disorders affecting the brain.

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  George Papakostas, MD

  Psychiatry

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  Harvard Medical School; Massachusetts General Hospital

  Adding an objective biological test could improve diagnostic accuracy and may also help us track individual patients’ response to treatment.

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