Project for a scientific psychopathology

Author(s): Casas, B.

Journal/Book: Curr Opin Psychiatry. 1997; 10: 2-6 Boundary Row, London, England SE1 8NH. Rapid Science Publishers. 395-401.

Abstract: Psychopathology, the science of mental dysfunctions, can and should be based on (cognitive) neuroscience. In particular, concepts such as neuronal activation, neuroplasticity, and neuronal death can be used to understand, and to treat, mental dysfunctions. Some of the basic principles are illustrated using recent examples, such as the plasticity of the serotonin system of the crab caused by a single social interaction, the 'psychotherapy' of specific language impairment and the effects of stress on the hippocampus in human beings.

Note: Article Spitzer M, Univ Ulm, Psychiat Klin, Leimgrubenweg 12-14, D-89070 Ulm, GERMANY

Keyword(s): OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; DELUSIONS; MEMORIES; MONKEYS

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