Since its inception, research spurred by the organization has grown in volume and sophistication, including controlled treatment studies and studies of pathophysiology and etiology. Many new research findings are the direct result of the organization's "active facilitation of large collaborative research consortia in genetics, neuro-imaging, clinical trials, and the behavioral sciences", and their "concerted effort to identify current research advances, disseminate them among the scientific and clinical communities, and establish networks of basic and clinical scientists from all over the world".
Since its inception, research motivated by the organization has expanded both in volume and sophistication, encompassing controlled treatment studies and investigations into pathophysiology and etiology. Many new research outcomes are directly related to the organization's "active promotion of large collaborative research groups in genetics, neuro-imaging, clinical trials, and behavioral sciences", as well as their "focused efforts to recognize current research advancements, share them with the scientific and medical communities, and create global networks involving basic and clinical scientists from around the world".