{
  "abstract": "This editorial discusses the importance of maintaining diversity within science, noting especially its significance to research in psychiatry. It follows a recent directive that was issued by the US administration that places unreasonable constraints on US government-funded scientific inquiry. The article draws attention to the harmful intended consequences of the directive. It also discusses its unintended consequences, which are likely to be damaging because heterogeneity is inherent in nature, and recognition of diversity in medical science helps achieve specificity. This is essential for the detection and diagnosis of disease and for tailoring therapies and developing targeted treatments.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Academic Department of Psychiatry, Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia",
        "Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK",
        "Oxford Uehiro Institute, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK",
        "CADE Clinic and Mood-T, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Gin S Malhi"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Academic Department of Psychiatry, Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia",
        "CADE Clinic and Mood-T, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Kinga Szymaniak"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Academic Department of Psychiatry, Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia",
        "CADE Clinic and Mood-T, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia",
        "Adult Mental Health Unit, Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Gurubhaskar Shivakumar"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Academic Department of Psychiatry, Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia",
        "CADE Clinic and Mood-T, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Erica Bell"
    }
  ],
  "title": "‘Viewpoint Diversity’: heterogeneity is critical to the integrity of science",
  "uid": "875a1f9d-0558-5344-bc03-726e828f97a6"
}