Using Brain Imaging to Improve Consumer Care: New Advances in Early Detection & Treatment of Mental Illness & Addiction

OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Innovation Tracker One of the exciting new technologies for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness is brain imaging. Brain imaging enables scientists to produce remarkably detailed computer-screen images of brain structures and to observe neurochemical changes that occur in the brain as it processes information or responds to various stimuli. This technology offers the possibility for increasingly sophisticated diagnosis and early detection of mental illness and addictive disorders, and much more targeted treatment approaches . . .