Professor David J. Anderson of the California Institute of Technology says the popular understanding of psychiatric disorders stems from our oversimplified view of the biological basis of these disorders.
There has been a spurt of new drugs for diabetes and cancer treatment in recent years. Those with neuropsychiatric diseases, however, have been left behind as advances in psychiatric pharmacology have not kept pace.
On Sunday, he opened fire in Toronto's vibrant Greektown neighbourhood, killing a 10-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman. Thirteen people were also injured in the shooting, some with potentially life-altering injuries.
