European College Of Neuropsychopharmacology Congress 2007
Achievements and future perspectives in neuropsychopharmacologyMental disorders are major causes of disability worldwide and rank as number one in terms of direct and indirect health economic costs as a recent ECNP commissioned report has demonstrated (Wittchen et al 2005). Depression, for instance, produces the greatest decrement in health compared with the common chronic diseases angina pectoris, arthritis, asthma, and diabetes (Moussavi et al.
