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2、logycompaniesarecurrentlydeveloping313AILLNESSES*medicinestohelpthenearly60millionAmericanadultstodaysufferingfromsomeformofmentalillness—AddictiveDisorders33fromAlzheimer’sdiseasetodepressionandfromAnxietyDisorders38schizophreniatoaddictivedisorders,suchasdepe

3、ndenceAttention-Deficit/20HyperactivityDisorderonalcoholordrugs.AllofthemedicinesareeitherinDementias90clinicaltrialsorawaitingreviewbytheFoodandDrugDepression71Administration.Developmental6DisordersOverthepasthalfcentury,pharmaceuticalresearchhasEatingDisorder

4、s33helpedtransformmentalillnessesfrommisunderstoodPersonalityDisorders2causesofshameandfearintooftenhighlytreatablecon-PremenstrualDisorders2ditions.Forexample,medicinesfortreatingdepressionareSchizophrenia54helpingthousandsofpeoplesufferingfromthisdiseaselivep

5、roductivelives.BreakthroughschizophreniamedicinesSleepDisorders21enablemostpatientstobetreatedinthecommunityratherOther3thaninstitutionalsettings,andmedicinesforAlzheimer’s*Somemedicinesareindevelopmentformorethanonedisorder.diseasearehelpingelderlypeoplemainta

6、intheirinde-pendencelonger.ExamplesofsomemedicinesnowbeingtestedtotreatDespitesuchprogress,mentalillnessescontinuetomentalillnessesinclude:exactaheavyhumanandeconomictoll.TheNational•AmedicinetopotentiallytreatthevariedsymptomsInstituteofMentalHealth(NIMH)estim

7、atesthat1in4associatedwithschizophrenia,withdiminishedsideAmericanadultssufferfromadiagnosablementaldisor-effectscommonwithcurrenttreatments.der.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,more•Amedicinedesignedtoremovebetaamyloidproteinthan300millionpeopleworldwides

8、ufferfromamentalfromthebrainandpreventorreverseprogressionofhealthdisorder.Mentalillness,includingsuicide,accountsAlzheimer’sdisease.formorethan15percentoftheburdenofdisease