Neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, mood
disorders, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, alcoholism, substance
abuse and others are some of the most debilitating illnesses
worldwide characterized by the complexity of causes, and lacking
the laboratory tests that may promote diagnostic and prognostic
procedures. Recent advances in neuroscience, genomic, genetic,
proteomic and metabolomic knowledge and technologies have opened
the way to searching biomarkers and endophenotypes, which may offer
powerful and exciting opportunities to understand the etiology and
the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of neuropsychiatric
disorders. The challenge now is to translate these advances into
meaningful diagnostic and therapeutic advances.
This book offers a broad synthesis of the current knowledge
about diverse topics of the biomarker and endophenotype strategies
in neuropsychiatry. The book is organized into four interconnected
volumes: Neuropsychological Endophenotypes and Biomarkers (with
overview of methodological issues of the biomarker and
endophenotype approaches in neuropsychiatry and some technological
advances), Neuroanatomical and Neuroimaging Endophenotypes and
Biomarkers, Metabolic and Peripheral Biomarkers and Molecular
Genetic and Genomic Markers . The contributors are internationally
and nationally recognized researchers and experts from 16
countries.
This four-volume handbook is intended for a broad spectrum of
readers including neuroscientists, psychiatrists, neurologists,
endocrinologists, pharmacologists, clinical psychologists, general
practitioners, geriatricians, health care providers in the field of
neurology and mental health interested in trends that have
crystallized in the last decade, and trends that can be expected to
further evolve in the coming years. It is hoped that this book will
also be a useful resource for the teaching of psychiatry,
neurology, psychology and mental health. "
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