Neuroimaging in psychiatry: from bench to bedside

Linden, David Edmund Johannes ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5638-9292 and Fallgatter, Andreas J. 2009. Neuroimaging in psychiatry: from bench to bedside. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 3 (49) , pp. 1-7. 10.3389/neuro.09.049.2009

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Abstract

This perspective considers the present and the future role of different neuroimaging techniques in the field of psychiatry. After identifying shortcomings of the mainly symptom-focussed diagnostic processes and treatment decisions in modern psychiatry, we suggest topics where neuroimaging methods have the potential to help. These include better understanding of the pathophysiology, improved diagnoses, assistance in therapeutic decisions and the supervision of treatment success by direct assessment of improvement in disease-related brain functions. These different questions are illustrated by examples from neuroimaging studies, with a focus on severe mental and neuropsychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia and depression. Despite all reservations addressed in the article, we are optimistic that neuroimaging has a huge potential with regard to the above-mentioned questions. We expect that neuroimaging will play an increasing role in the future refinement of the diagnostic process and aid in the development of new therapies in the field of psychiatry.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine Psychology MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG) Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute (NMHRI)
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	schizophrenia, depression, bipolar, fMRI, neurofeedback
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Publisher:	Frontiers Media
ISSN:	1662-5161
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	12 May 2023 17:35
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/29479

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