do you think the United States is doing enough for the treatment of mental
enough for the treatment of mental
enough for the treatment of mental illness we’re doing a good job but we
illness we’re doing a good job but we
illness we’re doing a good job but we really should be doing much better there
really should be doing much better there
really should be doing much better there are methods of treating we know work but
are methods of treating we know work but
are methods of treating we know work but which aren’t reaching those who really
which aren’t reaching those who really
which aren’t reaching those who really need it I think in the short-term future
need it I think in the short-term future
need it I think in the short-term future we need to do a much better job at
we need to do a much better job at
we need to do a much better job at applying what we know to help those who
applying what we know to help those who
applying what we know to help those who are suffering but to really transform
are suffering but to really transform
are suffering but to really transform psychiatric care we need to understand
psychiatric care we need to understand
psychiatric care we need to understand more about this complex organ the brain
more about this complex organ the brain
more about this complex organ the brain and in Baltimore an elite team of
and in Baltimore an elite team of
and in Baltimore an elite team of genetic scientists are doing just that
genetic scientists are doing just that
genetic scientists are doing just that the problem is we know nothing about
the problem is we know nothing about
the problem is we know nothing about what mental illness is really are at a
what mental illness is really are at a
what mental illness is really are at a basic biological level dr. Daniel
basic biological level dr. Daniel
basic biological level dr. Daniel Weinberger believes the brain holds the
Weinberger believes the brain holds the
Weinberger believes the brain holds the key to unlocking the secrets of mental
key to unlocking the secrets of mental
key to unlocking the secrets of mental illnesses and therefore how they might
illnesses and therefore how they might
illnesses and therefore how they might more effectively be treated why would
more effectively be treated why would
more effectively be treated why would you not study the organ of the of the
you not study the organ of the of the
you not study the organ of the of the that you think is the prime target of
that you think is the prime target of
that you think is the prime target of the illnesses you wouldn’t be a
the illnesses you wouldn’t be a
the illnesses you wouldn’t be a cardiologist and then not study the
cardiologist and then not study the
cardiologist and then not study the heart but this has not been the history
heart but this has not been the history
heart but this has not been the history of psychiatric research why not because
of psychiatric research why not because
of psychiatric research why not because the brain was always sort of off limits
the brain was always sort of off limits
the brain was always sort of off limits and there there are big problems in
and there there are big problems in
and there there are big problems in studying the brain but now we can ask
studying the brain but now we can ask
studying the brain but now we can ask much more incisive questions about how
much more incisive questions about how
much more incisive questions about how the brain relates to mental illness with
the brain relates to mental illness with
the brain relates to mental illness with a repository over 2,200 donated brains
a repository over 2,200 donated brains
a repository over 2,200 donated brains these scientists are trying to
these scientists are trying to
these scientists are trying to understand the genetic mechanisms that
understand the genetic mechanisms that
understand the genetic mechanisms that cause disorders like depression anxiety
cause disorders like depression anxiety
cause disorders like depression anxiety bipolar and schizophrenia this is the my
bipolar and schizophrenia this is the my
bipolar and schizophrenia this is the my cross could be suite we have a big
cross could be suite we have a big
cross could be suite we have a big investment in taking human cells that we
investment in taking human cells that we
investment in taking human cells that we can create into little brain models it
can create into little brain models it
can create into little brain models it seems to me that the treatment for
seems to me that the treatment for
seems to me that the treatment for mental illness has not changed much in
mental illness has not changed much in
mental illness has not changed much in the past 40 50 even 60 years why is that
the past 40 50 even 60 years why is that
the past 40 50 even 60 years why is that I think the real reason we haven’t seen
I think the real reason we haven’t seen
I think the real reason we haven’t seen these breakthroughs is we have on that
these breakthroughs is we have on that
these breakthroughs is we have on that breakthrough some understanding
breakthrough some understanding
breakthrough some understanding mechanisms so now that we have some of
mechanisms so now that we have some of
mechanisms so now that we have some of these clues we will find new ways to
these clues we will find new ways to
these clues we will find new ways to make these people’s lives better
and in the meantime neurosurgeons are
and in the meantime neurosurgeons are experimenting with new technologies to
experimenting with new technologies to
experimenting with new technologies to hack the brain wheat are you doing all
hack the brain wheat are you doing all
hack the brain wheat are you doing all right okay yeah hi
right okay yeah hi
right okay yeah hi comfortable yeah good all right this is
comfortable yeah good all right this is
comfortable yeah good all right this is dr. Samir chef a top New York
dr. Samir chef a top New York
dr. Samir chef a top New York neurosurgeon don’t feel like it’s a
neurosurgeon don’t feel like it’s a
neurosurgeon don’t feel like it’s a problem or it’s a bad thing if you don’t
problem or it’s a bad thing if you don’t
problem or it’s a bad thing if you don’t feel it or you do feel it or whatever
feel it or you do feel it or whatever
feel it or you do feel it or whatever yeah yeah today is the very first time
yeah yeah today is the very first time
yeah yeah today is the very first time he’s performing experimental brain
he’s performing experimental brain
he’s performing experimental brain surgery on a psychiatric patient and
surgery on a psychiatric patient and
surgery on a psychiatric patient and he’s allowing cameras into the operating
he’s allowing cameras into the operating
he’s allowing cameras into the operating room were you nervous a lot of
room were you nervous a lot of
room were you nervous a lot of excitement offs a lot of just anxiety as
excitement offs a lot of just anxiety as
excitement offs a lot of just anxiety as to whether this is going to work or not
to whether this is going to work or not
to whether this is going to work or not I do deep brain stimulation surgery
I do deep brain stimulation surgery
I do deep brain stimulation surgery almost every week of course it carries
almost every week of course it carries
almost every week of course it carries some risk but wrapping one’s mind around
some risk but wrapping one’s mind around
some risk but wrapping one’s mind around surgery for a psychiatric illness is
surgery for a psychiatric illness is
surgery for a psychiatric illness is difficult for many people deep brain
difficult for many people deep brain
difficult for many people deep brain stimulation or DBS is a surgical
stimulation or DBS is a surgical
stimulation or DBS is a surgical procedure most commonly performed on
procedure most commonly performed on
procedure most commonly performed on patients with Parkinson’s disease
patients with Parkinson’s disease
patients with Parkinson’s disease tiny electrodes are implanted into
tiny electrodes are implanted into
tiny electrodes are implanted into targeted areas of the brain and connect
targeted areas of the brain and connect
targeted areas of the brain and connect by wires to a pulse generator
by wires to a pulse generator
by wires to a pulse generator which is implanted in the chest much
which is implanted in the chest much
which is implanted in the chest much like a pacemaker using electricity the
like a pacemaker using electricity the
like a pacemaker using electricity the device painlessly stimulates the brain
device painlessly stimulates the brain
device painlessly stimulates the brain in a way that can relieve symptoms like
in a way that can relieve symptoms like
in a way that can relieve symptoms like in the case of Parkinson’s tremors
in the case of Parkinson’s tremors
in the case of Parkinson’s tremors scientists don’t understand exactly why
scientists don’t understand exactly why
scientists don’t understand exactly why it works but many believe the pulses may
it works but many believe the pulses may
it works but many believe the pulses may help reset the malfunctioning part of
help reset the malfunctioning part of
help reset the malfunctioning part of the brain success rates and side-effects
the brain success rates and side-effects
the brain success rates and side-effects are highly variable but for many people
are highly variable but for many people
are highly variable but for many people the outcomes can be dramatic and in
the outcomes can be dramatic and in
the outcomes can be dramatic and in recent years doctors have started
recent years doctors have started
recent years doctors have started exploring the use of DBS on a small
exploring the use of DBS on a small
exploring the use of DBS on a small group of carefully vetted patients to
group of carefully vetted patients to
group of carefully vetted patients to treat psychiatric conditions like PTSD
treat psychiatric conditions like PTSD
treat psychiatric conditions like PTSD eating disorders and drug resistant
eating disorders and drug resistant
eating disorders and drug resistant depression
depression
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