Towards Mechanism‐Informed Treatments for Mental Health
Overview
This review discusses the limitations of current neuropsychiatric treatments that primarily target dopamine and serotonin, advocating for a broader focus on other neuromodulatory systems such as acetylcholine, norepinephrine, and endocannabinoids. It examines the role of these additional pathways in conditions like depression, schizophrenia, and anxiety, while also highlighting the importance of sex-specific neurobiological differences. The resource is intended for researchers and clinicians interested in mechanism-based therapeutic strategies and recent clinical trial progress.
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- Iker Bengoetxea de Tena (University of the Basque Country), Farhanah Nabilah Sallie (University of the Witwatersrand), Arvie Rodriguez Abiero (Charles Darwin University), Beatrice Rizzi (University of Milan), Leandro Gabriel Champarini (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba), Elisa Corti (University of Coimbra), Gianluca Masella (University of Coimbra), Ariel L. Dunn (Monash University), Luisa Bandeira Binder (Université Laval), Tyler J. Wenzel (University of Saskatchewan), Agustin I. Robles (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Roberta G. Anversa (Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health), Cécilia Tremblay (Douglas College), Aliance Romain Fokoua (Université de Dschang), Randriely Merscher Sobreira de Lima (McGill University), Mateus D'Ávila (Yale University), Trang T. T. Truong (Deakin University), Jessica C. Pierce (Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences), Rui S. Rodrigues (Université de Bordeaux), Luis Dinamarca‐Villarroel (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Felipe Borges Almeida (Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre), Aino‐Kaisa Piironen (University of Eastern Finland), Andrey F. L. Aguiar (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Andrés M. Jaramillo (Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology), Lucas Santos (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul)
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- 2026-05-01
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- 10.1111/jnc.70477
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@article{allodium:52a9490ce39d4d45,
title = {Towards Mechanism‐Informed Treatments for Mental Health},
author = {Iker Bengoetxea de Tena and Farhanah Nabilah Sallie and Arvie Rodriguez Abiero and Beatrice Rizzi and Leandro Gabriel Champarini and Elisa Corti and Gianluca Masella and Ariel L. Dunn and Luisa Bandeira Binder and Tyler J. Wenzel and Agustin I. Robles and Roberta G. Anversa and Cécilia Tremblay and Aliance Romain Fokoua and Randriely Merscher Sobreira de Lima and Mateus D'Ávila and Trang T. T. Truong and Jessica C. Pierce and Rui S. Rodrigues and Luis Dinamarca‐Villarroel and Felipe Borges Almeida and Aino‐Kaisa Piironen and Andrey F. L. Aguiar and Andrés M. Jaramillo and Lucas Santos},
year = {2026},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1111/jnc.70477},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.70477}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Towards Mechanism‐Informed Treatments for Mental Health AU - Tena, Iker Bengoetxea de AU - Sallie, Farhanah Nabilah AU - Abiero, Arvie Rodriguez AU - Rizzi, Beatrice AU - Champarini, Leandro Gabriel AU - Corti, Elisa AU - Masella, Gianluca AU - Dunn, Ariel L. AU - Binder, Luisa Bandeira AU - Wenzel, Tyler J. AU - Robles, Agustin I. AU - Anversa, Roberta G. AU - Tremblay, Cécilia AU - Fokoua, Aliance Romain AU - Lima, Randriely Merscher Sobreira de AU - D'Ávila, Mateus AU - Truong, Trang T. T. AU - Pierce, Jessica C. AU - Rodrigues, Rui S. AU - Dinamarca‐Villarroel, Luis AU - Almeida, Felipe Borges AU - Piironen, Aino‐Kaisa AU - Aguiar, Andrey F. L. AU - Jaramillo, Andrés M. AU - Santos, Lucas PY - 2026 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1111/jnc.70477 UR - https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.70477 ER -
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Tena, I. B. D., Sallie, F. N., Abiero, A. R., Rizzi, B., Champarini, L. G., Corti, E., Masella, G., Dunn, A. L., Binder, L. B., Wenzel, T. J., Robles, A. I., Anversa, R. G., Tremblay, C., Fokoua, A. R., Lima, R. M. S. D., D'Ávila, M., Truong, T. T. T., Pierce, J. C., Rodrigues, R. S., Dinamarca‐Villarroel, L., Almeida, F. B., Piironen, A., Aguiar, A. F. L., Jaramillo, A. M., & Santos, L. (2026). Towards Mechanism‐Informed Treatments for Mental Health. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.70477
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