The nation's leading charity event aimed to find ways to treat, and, ultimately, cure mental illness

"The Music Festival is becoming a national leader in the search for new approaches to mental illness."
Sam Barondes, M.D., Director, Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, UCSF

The Story of Psychosis

"The Music Festival has a unique place in American philanthropy - it is as much a celebration of life, and of our common commitment to improving the lives of individuals suffering from psychiatric disorders, as it is a fundraising event."

-Tyrone Cannon, PhD, Director of the CAPPS mental illness prevention center at UCLA

Learn more about this year's Music Festival for Mental Health

The Story of Psychosis: Lessons from Men, Mice, and Molecules

Learn from Dr. Shitij Kapur about the history, state of the art, and challenges on the horizon for psychosis research and treatment. Covers in depth the early invention of chlorpromazine, the recent use of PET scanning, and the efforts underway to treat emotional as well as cognitive health. Recorded at the Staglin Music Festival for Mental Health, September 8, 2007.

 

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