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A brain scan before a prescription? Geneva’s bet on precision psychiatry

17+ hour, 18+ min ago  (893+ words) Today, psychiatric treatments for illnesses such as depression can'take weeks to show effects, for others such as schizophrenia, medicine fails to address all the symptoms. Doctors frequently need to try different medications and doses before finding the right one. More…...

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Geneva scientists find new approach for schizophrenia symptoms

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (213+ words) Schizophrenia is primarily known for symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations. However, the illness is also associated with pronounced apathy, a reduced ability to feel pleasure and increasing social withdrawal, the University of Geneva explained in a press release on…...

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swissinfo.ch > eng > healthcare-innovation > what-you-didnt-know-about-psychiatry-and-switzerland > 89591505

What you didn't know about psychiatry and Switzerland

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (73+ words) You might already know that the psychedelic drug LSD was first created in Switzerland, but did you know that it was synthesised at a pharmaceutical lab in Basel in 1938?" Join our debate and read more about the topic: + How are…...

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Electric touch: neurostimulation’s comeback in psychiatry

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1290+ words) These are still the most common method to treat patients suffering from depression today. "So much of the focus in psychiatry was on pharmaceutical new discoveries from the late 1980s to the ... Electric touch: neurostimulation's comeback in psychiatry Faced with a…...