![Targeted Medication Can Improve Effect of Psychotherapy in Anxiety Disorders](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/mountainhikeman-2-1440.jpg?itok=3fsCINLD)
In groundbreaking work, Kerry J. Ressler, M.D., Ph.D., with the aid of a Young Investigator Grant, discovered that targeted medication can improve the effect of psychotherapy. This paradigm-shifting…
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![identify genes that increase susceptibility for developing schizophrenia](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/creativeconceptofthebrain-1440_2.jpg?itok=P3WtAmp5)
Daniel Weinberger, M.D., received a NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grant in 2000 to take an innovative approach in the search to identify genes that increase susceptibility for developing…
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![deep brain stimulation (DBS)](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/illustrationofnervecellwithlighteffects-1440_5.jpg?itok=Vl4PeRPR)
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) was developed in the late 1980s; however, it was not tested as a potential treatment for resistant depression until Helen Mayberg, M.D., used a NARSAD Distinguished…
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![Pioneer Studies Identify Gene-Environment Interactions Linked to the Development of Mental Illness](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/geneticengineering-1440_5.jpg?itok=9QE-Bayn)
In 2000, Kenneth Kendler, M.D., received a Distinguished Investigator Grant to pioneer studies on identifying gene-environment interactions linked to the development of mental illness. He conducted a…
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![Antidepressants Correct Abnormal Brain Function](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/circuitboardbackground-1440_5.jpg?itok=bpJ7luOX)
In 1998, Yvette Sheline, M.D. received a Young Investigator Grant for a project titled “Affect Induced Activation of the Amygdala in Major Depression.” The results of this project, published in…
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