About the project

The Royal College of Psychiatrists ran a programme to transform psychiatric training in the UK by integrating modern neuroscience, with generous support from The Gatsby Foundation and The Wellcome Trust.

Perspectives on neuroscience

Find out what different doctors think about why it's important to integrate modern neuroscience and psychiatry.

  • Rachael speaks about how neuroscience is restoring the scientific foundations of psychiatry and inspiring the doctors who practise it.
  • Lindsey tells us that she hopes neuroscience will help her patients understand how they have become ill and give them more hope for an effective treatment.
  • Claire talks about the power of neuroscience to help psychiatrists move away from managing symptoms, get to the bottom of mental illness and challenge the stigma that surrounds it.
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