Reopen your mind

摘要

HE WASN'T the first person to say it, and he probably won't be the last, but Tom Insel's accusation carried extra weight thanks to his job title: director of the US National Institute of Mental Health. Towards the end of his 13-year tenure, Insel began publicly criticising his own organisation, and psychiatry in general, for its failure to help people with mental illness. "There are great examples in other areas of medicine where we've seen innovation really make a difference," says Insel. "Not so much for patients with schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder or depression."