From neuroleptics to neuroscience and from Pavlov to psychotherapy: more than just the “emperor's new treatments” for mental illnesses?

Graphical Abstract After decades of proclaimed therapeutic breakthroughs, neither neurobiology nor neuroscience has led to better long‐term outcomes for any of the major mental disorders. This contrasts with the long‐term efficacy of psychosocial interventions and points to the necessity to focus on...

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Main Authors: Jürgen Margraf, Silvia Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2016-09-01
Series:EMBO Molecular Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201606650
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spelling doaj-art-e5624980024b474ea678f3b3f1ad93e02025-08-20T04:02:55ZengSpringer NatureEMBO Molecular Medicine1757-46761757-46842016-09-018101115111710.15252/emmm.201606650From neuroleptics to neuroscience and from Pavlov to psychotherapy: more than just the “emperor's new treatments” for mental illnesses?Jürgen Margraf0Silvia Schneider1Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of BochumMental Health Research and Treatment Center, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of BochumGraphical Abstract After decades of proclaimed therapeutic breakthroughs, neither neurobiology nor neuroscience has led to better long‐term outcomes for any of the major mental disorders. This contrasts with the long‐term efficacy of psychosocial interventions and points to the necessity to focus on sustained success, broaden our concept of mental health problems, and resist the temptations of marketing.https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201606650
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title From neuroleptics to neuroscience and from Pavlov to psychotherapy: more than just the “emperor's new treatments” for mental illnesses?
title_full From neuroleptics to neuroscience and from Pavlov to psychotherapy: more than just the “emperor's new treatments” for mental illnesses?
title_fullStr From neuroleptics to neuroscience and from Pavlov to psychotherapy: more than just the “emperor's new treatments” for mental illnesses?
title_full_unstemmed From neuroleptics to neuroscience and from Pavlov to psychotherapy: more than just the “emperor's new treatments” for mental illnesses?
title_short From neuroleptics to neuroscience and from Pavlov to psychotherapy: more than just the “emperor's new treatments” for mental illnesses?
title_sort from neuroleptics to neuroscience and from pavlov to psychotherapy more than just the emperor s new treatments for mental illnesses
url https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201606650
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