{"id":1031,"date":"2013-03-20T10:04:28","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T14:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehopenet.org\/blog\/?p=144"},"modified":"2019-04-04T12:58:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T12:58:23","slug":"congressional-neuroscience-caucus-march-18-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehopenet.org\/blog2\/congressional-neuroscience-caucus-march-18-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressional Neuroscience Caucus – March 18, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

On March 18, I attended the Congressional Neuroscience Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill on behalf of Tremor Action Network. The subject of the meeting was \u201cThe Science of Mental Illness: Correlations between Mental Illness and Violence\u201d. It was just as informative as the two previous caucus meetings I had attended. The speakers were Dr. Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, Dr. Elizabeth Childs, a child & adolescent psychiatrist in private practice in Boston, and Dr. Raquel Gur, Director of the University of Pennsylvania Schizophrenia Research Center.<\/p>\n

The meeting was a response to the shooting that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary in December. It was well attended with the majority of the audience being legislative assistants for members of Congress.<\/p>\n

The three presentations tied together very well. They focused on the psychosis of males between 14 & 24 \u2013 the ones responsible for many of the mass killings. A point was made that it is not an issue of gun control or arming teachers. The problem started years before in these boys. Using a comprehensive model that includes early detection, better access to care, monitoring, and patient-related outcomes, countless more tragedies can be prevented from occurring.<\/p>\n

Dr. Gur\u2019s presentation was enlightening. She showed how they have used imaging of the brain to see how the brain functions in someone with psychosis. These recent findings can play a key role in early detection of the problem. Early detection is critical because the sooner that treatment starts the better.<\/p>\n

Remarks for the Congressional Neuroscience Caucus by Elizabeth Childs M.D., M.P.A.<\/a><\/p>\n

Mental Illness and Violence: A Neurodevelopmental Perspective by Raquel Gur, M.D.<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary of Neuroscience Caucus Briefing The Science of Mental Illness: Correlations between Mental Illness and Violence<\/a><\/p>\n

Peter Muller
\nExecutive Director<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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