Current perspectives on the pathophysiology of schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety disorders

Med Clin North Am. 2001 May;85(3):559-77. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(05)70329-1.

Abstract

This article reviews the rapidly changing concepts related to the pathophysiology of major psychiatric disorders. The current era is an exciting one for psychiatric research and the rapidity with which advances are being made is a source of hope to patients with these disorders and for society.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis
  • Anxiety Disorders / etiology
  • Anxiety Disorders / physiopathology*
  • Anxiety Disorders / therapy
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Depressive Disorder / diagnosis
  • Depressive Disorder / etiology
  • Depressive Disorder / physiopathology*
  • Depressive Disorder / therapy
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Neurobiology
  • Neurochemistry
  • Research
  • Schizophrenia / diagnosis
  • Schizophrenia / etiology
  • Schizophrenia / physiopathology*
  • Schizophrenia / therapy
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon