Psychiatric research in the 21st century: opportunities and limitations

The year 2000 prompts numerous prognostications of the events to occur duri ng the next century. Except for the Y2K problem, the year 2000 is little di fferent in substance than 1999 or 2001. However it is useful to use the occ asion to consider where we have come from and where we are going. Thinking of the future will help clarify goals, define the problems, identify priori ties, and outline pathways for progress.