Posted by Tomatheus on June 27, 2015, at 22:52:33
In reply to Treatments of the future? » Tomatheus, posted by SLS on June 27, 2015, at 16:05:53
> I'm thinking maybe gene therapy and epigenetic manipulations?
Yes, I tend to think that gene therapies and epigenetic manipulations do have some potential to be effective treatments for psychiatric disorders somewhere down the road. It might still be the case that the pharmaceutical companies will develop some more medications that would represent substantial advances over those that are currently used, but I tend to have my doubts as to whether the investigational medications currently in development will represent substantial advances if developed. Of course, a small advance in treatment is better than no advance, and even a treatment that could improve just one person's well being where other treatments might fail would be make a world of a difference for that one individual benefiting from the treatment. At the same time, it would be nice to see larger numbers of people with mental conditions helped by emerging treatments.
Tomatheus
Has long-standing difficulties with energy and concentration, as well as psychotic and cognitive symptoms
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