Mental health
Worldwide, mental-health problems — such as depression, anxiety and substance-use disorders — are responsible for more years lost to disability than any other health condition is. The toll is exacted not just on the health and well-being of patients, but also on their families and on society around them. This collection brings together different facets of mental-health coverage, from original research to reviews of the latest science to in-depth journalism on public-health issues and first-hand accounts of the experience of mental illness.
Depression causes a greater burden of disability than any other condition, yet it is widely undiagnosed and untreated. In this special collection of articles, Nature asks why that burden is so great, how science is helping and where research is running aground. Nature (12 November 2014)
Addiction is a chronic disease that can destroy the lives of individuals and their families. Researchers are teasing apart the complex neural, genetic and behavioural factors that drive people to lose the ability to resist damaging substances, and are looking for ways to treat, reverse or even prevent addictions. Nature Outlook (25 June 2015)
About one in every one hundred people must endure the psychosis, disorientation, and social withdrawal that define schizophrenia. While there is still no effective treatment in development, scientists are learning more about the genetic and biochemical basis of this severe disorder. It is hoped that this new knowledge will one day result in new treatments that will let people living with schizophrenia lead more normal lives. Nature Outlook (03 April 2014)
