From Personal Experience to Scientific Research: My Life Pursuing Mental Health and Illness Issues Jeff Kelland BA, MSc November 28, 2012

“...and onwards in my journey, I’ve come to understand...” Bob Dylan Every Grain of Sand

“Like Cain, I now behold this chain of events that I must break.” Bob Dylan Every Grain of Sand

Speaking up and giving back.

Birth of a Thesis...

The Research Question: 1) What proportion of research funded by CIHR, from its first year in 1999 to 2009, went to mental health and illness research (MHIR); 1) What proportion of research funded by CIHR, from its first year in 1999 to 2009, went to mental health and illness research (MHIR); 2)How much of this subset (MHIR) can be considered mental health vs. mental illness research; and 2)How much of this subset (MHIR) can be considered mental health vs. mental illness research; and 3) How much of this subset (MHIR) is neuroscientific vs. non-neuroscientific research? 3) How much of this subset (MHIR) is neuroscientific vs. non-neuroscientific research?

CIHR’s Total Budget vs. MHIR Total Budget with Proportional Percentages ( )

Graphic of CIHR’s Total Budget vs. MHIR Total Budget ( )

Number of Studies Funded per Research Objective at CIHR (1999 – 2009) Brain, Spinal Cord and/or CNSystem Brain, Spinal Cord and/or CNSystem Brain Bio/Chem/Pharm Brain Bio/Chem/Pharm Sight/Hearing/Speech Sight/Hearing/Speech Psychiatric Genetics Psychiatric Genetics Pain Management Pain Management Depression Depression Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s Anxiety Anxiety Autism Autism Suicide Suicide

Number of Studies Funded per Research Objective at CIHR (cont.) (1999 – 2009) Diabetes Diabetes ALS ALS Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder Post-Traumatic Stress Post-Traumatic Stress Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Mood Disorders (as a group) Mood Disorders (as a group) Tourette’s Syndrome Tourette’s Syndrome Pedophilia Pedophilia Down Syndrome Down Syndrome

Mental Health Research vs. Mental Illness Research: Funding Dollars with Proportional Percentage of Total MHIR ( )

Graphic of Mental Health Research vs. Mental Illness Research: Funding Dollars ( )

Second Graphic of Mental Health Research vs. Mental Illness Research: Funding Dollars ( )

Neuroscientific vs. Non-Neuroscientific MHIR: Funding Dollars with Proportional Percentage of Total MHIR ( )

Graphic of Neuroscientific vs. Non-Neuroscientific MHIR: Funding Dollars ( )

Number of Studies Funded per Research Objective at CIHR (1999 – 2009) Brain, Spinal Cord and/or CNSystem Brain, Spinal Cord and/or CNSystem Brain Bio/Chem/Pharm Brain Bio/Chem/Pharm Sight/Hearing/Speech Sight/Hearing/Speech Psychiatric Genetics Psychiatric Genetics Pain Management Pain Management Depression Depression Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s Anxiety Anxiety Autism Autism Suicide Suicide

Challenges…

Raw Data Sets

Working Copy of Data Sets

From Personal Experience to Scientific Research: My Life Pursuing Mental Health and Illness Issues Jeff Kelland BA, MSc November 28, 2012