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22 quotes by Thomas R. Insel

This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. (February 2012) Thomas R. Insel Born (1951-10-19) October 19, 1951 (age 63) Dayton, Ohio, United States Institutions National Institute of Mental Health Emory University Alma mater Boston University(B.A.) Boston University(M.D.) Known for Research on oxytocin and vasopressin and their...
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After a century of studying schizophrenia, the cause of the disorder remains unknown.

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From wearable sensors to video game treatments, everyone seems to be looking to technology as the next wave of innovation for mental health care.

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My philosophy is really based on humility. I don't think we know enough to fix either diagnostics or therapeutics. The future of psychiatry is... →

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Nearly every business collects metrics on inventory, sales, and workplace process. Health care has been slow to measure these kinds of outcomes.... →

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Neuroscientists talk a lot about brain circuits. In fact, the word 'circuit' is probably misleading. We do not know where most circuits begin... →

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With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, more people will have insurance coverage... →

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We need to ask whether, in the long term, some individuals with a history of psychosis may do better off medication.

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As a scientist leading a funding agency for autism research, I think of autism as a neurodevelopmental disorder.

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The good-news stories in medicine are early detection, early intervention.

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A National Database on Autism Research is fostering sharing of data and collaborations. Scientists are also making great strides at the interface of... →

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For bipolar in adults, I think there's pretty good agreement about what this looks like. For bipolar in children, there is some considerable... →

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I trained in psychiatry in the 1970s, and much of our training was about what was then psychoanalytic theory, with a little bit of theory from... →

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In the 1830s, Dorothea Dix revolutionized the care of people with mental illness by taking them out of jails and caring for them in asylums, later... →

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