Over the mainstream: diagnostic requirements for biological psychiatric research

Progress in biological psychiatry is contingent on progress in neurobiology and on research into proper characterisation and assessment of abnormal behavior. Advances in neurobiology are rapid and steady; diagnostic research does not keep pace. On the contrary, the diagnostic approach seems solidifi...

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Published in:Psychiatry research 1997-10, Vol.72 (3), p.201-212
Main Author: van Praag, Herman M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Biological psychiatry
Biological Psychiatry - trends
Classification
Comorbidity
Diagnosis
Experimental psychiatry
Forecasting
Humans
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders - classification
Mental Disorders - diagnosis
Mental Disorders - psychology
Nosology
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reaction form model
Reproducibility of Results
Techniques and methods
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Summary:Progress in biological psychiatry is contingent on progress in neurobiology and on research into proper characterisation and assessment of abnormal behavior. Advances in neurobiology are rapid and steady; diagnostic research does not keep pace. On the contrary, the diagnostic approach seems solidified, as today's basic premises are uncritically accepted. The diagnostic requirements for meaningful biological psychiatric research are discussed and contrasted with present-day diagnostic practices. Serious reflection on the state of psychiatric diagnosing is urgently needed.
ISSN:0165-1781
1872-7123
DOI:10.1016/S0165-1781(97)00103-0