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Once upon a time, the future of mental health treatment was drugs. The advent of Prozac and whole class of similar medication in the 1990s gave doctors an easy option and big pharma easy money.
But 20 years on, the problems have not gone away. In fact, mental illness is much more pervasive, with depression now the world’s second biggest cause of disability.
Moreover, a dramatic reduction in drug research and development suggests pills will not be the only – or even the primary – answer to mental health problems in the long term.
But what will be?
With big pharma short on solutions, we talk to people pioneering new ways to beat conditions including anxiety, depression and schizophrenia.
– Kate Lyons
Read more: From Ketamine To Cupboard Therapy: The Future Of Mental Health Treatment
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