{"id":1680,"date":"2019-06-10T09:39:34","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T09:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/mental-health\/?p=1680"},"modified":"2019-06-10T09:40:53","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T09:40:53","slug":"meet-the-researcher-professor-jeremy-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/mental-health\/meet-the-researcher-professor-jeremy-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Researcher – Professor Jeremy Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why\ndid you choose to do research into mental health?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was influenced by two things. The first was a\nfascination with the brain. The second was the obvious need to improve\ntreatments for people with mental health problems. I was also convinced that\nthis was the area of medicine that was going to see the most change during my\nlifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who\ninspired\/inspires you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was inspired by a lot of excellent clinical\nscientists who dedicated their careers to understanding the causes of mental disorders.\nI believe it is now the mission of my generation to translate this into better\ntreatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\nare you currently working on?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are working on a number of projects. However, one\nthat is particularly exciting at the moment is our work on a class of calcium\nchannels that have been shown to be associated with mental health problems like\nschizophrenia and bipolar disorder. This work is important because we know that\nwe can make drugs to target these channels, so they may offer new opportunities\nfor therapies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does your research inform your clinical practice and vice versa?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is an increasing linkage between genetics and\npsychiatry. As we understand more about the genetic contributions to\npsychiatric conditions like autism and schizophrenia we need to work more\nclosely with our clinical genetics colleagues. We have therefore established\nways of joint working which will help support this new era in psychiatry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\nchanges have you seen in attitudes towards mental health during your career?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is encouraging to see much more public discussion\nof mental health issues, including from the Royal Family. Decreasing stigma is\nreally important, although as yet this hasn\u2019t resulted in a sea change in\npublic support for mental health research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\ndo you think the key challenges are for mental health?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We urgently need to translate our advances in\nunderstanding the causes of mental disorders into better treatments. We also\nneed to see mental health take its full place in terms of recognition and\nsupport alongside other branches of medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\nadvice would you give to people starting out in a career in mental health\nresearch?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is amazing time to enter the field. There are\nhuge opportunities afforded by advances in genetics, epidemiology and\nneuroscience. Always remember the importance of collaboration \u2013 it makes for\nbetter science and better fun. Choose an important question to address \u2013 and\nremember fundamentally it is all about improving the lives of patients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Why did you choose to do research into mental health? I was influenced by two things. The first was a fascination with the brain. 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