Taking Psychiatry Research Online

Claire M Gillan; Nathaniel D Daw

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2016.06.002

Taking Psychiatry Research Online

Neuron. 2016 Jul 6;91(1):19-23. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.06.002.

Authors

Claire M Gillan¹, Nathaniel D Daw²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, New York University, 6 Washington Place, New York, NY, 10003, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 3EB, UK; Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge CB2 3EB, UK. Electronic address: Claire.gillan@gmail.com.
² Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA.

PMID: 27387647
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.06.002

Abstract

Psychiatry is in need of a major overhaul. In order to improve the precision with which we can treat, classify, and research mental health problems, we need bigger datasets than ever before. Web-based data collection provides a novel solution.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Data Collection* / methods
Humans
Internet*
Mental Disorders / diagnosis
Mental Disorders / therapy*
Psychiatry* / methods
Psychiatry* / standards
Research*
Surveys and Questionnaires / standards

Grants and funding

101521/Z/12/Z/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom