Improving the diagnosis and treatment of the world's major
mental disorders.

The Mental Health Research Institute (MHRI) aims to be a global leader in research that improves the lives of people affected by mental illness
including psychotic illness (schizophrenia and depression) and neurodegenerative diseases (dementia and Alzheimer’s disease).

Our objectives are:

• To undertake sustainable, highest quality, basic neuroscience, clinical and public health research
• To promote understanding of and investment in research through advocacy
• To educate clinicians and researchers
• To provide expert commentary on the scientific basis of mental illness including psychotic illness (schizophrenia and depression) and neurodegenerative diseases (dementia and Alzheimer’s disease).

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

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

www.mhri.edu.au