Improving the diagnosis and treatment of the world's major
mental disorders.
The vision of the Mental Health Research Institute (MHRI) is to lead cutting edge research focused upon improving the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of major mental disorders.

Based in Melbourne, Australia, MHRI concentrates its efforts towards understanding:

• Schizophrenia
• Bipolar disorder
• Major depression
• Alzheimer's disease
• Parkinson's disease
• Huntington's disease

Mental illnesses impose a significant burden on the heath and well being of communities worldwide.

Five of the world's ten leading causes of disability are related to mental illness. The share of global disease burden associated with mental illnesses is predicted to grow further in the coming decades, increasing by almost 50%, from 10.5% of the total burden to almost 15% in 2020 (WHO, 2004).

Approximately 20% of all people will experience some form of mental illness un their lifetime.