Pathways to new drug discovery in neuropsychiatry
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Pathways to new drug discovery in neuropsychiatry
There is currently a crisis in drug discovery for neuropsychiatric disorders, with a profound, yet unexpected drought in new drug development across the spectrum. In this commentary, the sources of this dilemma and potential avenues to redress the issue are explored. These include a critical review of diagnostic issues and of selection of participants for clinical trials, and the mechanisms for...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1741-7015
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-10-151