Hostname: page-component-78c5997874-dh8gc Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-02T21:30:35.766Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Destination of Mental Disorders Through Biochemical and Neuropathological Analysis?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

P. Falkai*
Affiliation:
Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.

In the first half of the last century researchers believed that severe mental disorders like schizophrenia have a neuropathological basis. Up to now it has been difficult to prove any consistent core finding for this disorder. Reason for this might be that it is a network disorder and therefore regional specific findings will unlikely be found. Parallel to that describing the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia and the catechol amine deficit hypothesis of depression were very helpful for understanding the mechanisms of antipsychotics and antidepressants working in these disorders. Especially the introduction of the positron emission tomography has helped to link symptoms with the transmitter systems. However, none of these findings are specific for schizophrenia or depression. During the talk it will be discussed when the combination of core clinical symptoms, imaging findings and genetic variables are helpful for a future classification of psychiatric disorders.

Type
CS08-01
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2009
Submit a response

Comments

No Comments have been published for this article.