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06 Jan 2016, 12:14 am

Discovery of a new drug target could lead to novel treatment for severe autism


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06 Jan 2016, 10:22 pm

ASPartOfMe wrote:
Discovery of a new drug target could lead to novel treatment for severe autism

Or it may lead to treatment specifically for Rett Syndrome. Or a new, profitable product for a drug company. Or...not?

OT: Sorry for my cynicism, I just read up on why Rett Syndrom was removed from the DSM. Basically, because it has a known cause (mutation/damage of a specific gene), it no longer belonged, according to the APA working group. Is psychiatry then a sort of "Science of the Gaps"?


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