The complexities of biological psychiatry

Biological Psychiatry

cjuencv.' and "Absorption of stimulus energy." Further chapters are devoted to triggering of impulses by stimuli, to receptor potentials, and to an attempt to relate sensory cell function and basic morphology. This book was written for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students. I think that medical students will find it instructive, as will those members of the medical profession ...

Disentangling complexities in the relationship between religion and psychiatry.

One of the consequences of modernity has been the separation between science and religion. This split has had positive consequences, such as the progress of scientific research and the separation of Church and State in developed societies. On the other hand, religion and science have started to ignore or despise each other, and this has had an impact especially on research and practice in psych...

Introduction to Biological Psychiatry

The third wave of biological psychiatry

In this article I will argue that we are witnessing at this moment the third wave of biological psychiatry. This framework conceptualizes mental disorders as brain disorders of a special kind that requires a multilevel approach ranging from genes to psychosocial mechanisms. In contrast to earlier biological psychiatry approaches, the mental plays a more prominent role in the third wave. This wi...

The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry.

The aim of The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry is to increase the worldwide communication of knowledge in clinical and basic research on biological psychiatry. The composition of The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, with its diverse categories that allow communication of a great variety of information, ensures that it is of interest to a wide range of readers. It offers the opport...