Almost 50% of psychiatric patients get a change in diagnosis over a 10-year period–meaning they may end up taking a slew of unhelpful drugs until doctors finally decide what mental illness they have. But what if a simple blood test could help discern whether patients have schizophrenia, major depression, or bipolar disorder? Rules-Based Medicine , a company that specializes in research and development for drugs and diagnostics, thinks it can.
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VeriPsych Says It Can Spot Depression, Schizophrenia in Blood