Social neuroscience and its potential contribution to psychiatry

FORUM – SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE AND ITS POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO PSYCHIATRY Social neuroscience and its potential contribution to psychiatry

Most mental disorders involve disruptions of normal social behavior. Social neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field devoted to understanding the biological systems underlying social processes and behavior, and the influence of the social environment on biological processes, health and well-being. Research in this field has grown dramatically in recent years. Active areas of research include ...

Social neuroscience and its potential contribution to psychiatry.

Most mental disorders involve disruptions of normal social behavior. Social neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field devoted to understanding the biological systems underlying social processes and behavior, and the influence of the social environment on biological processes, health and well-being. Research in this field has grown dramatically in recent years. Active areas of research include ...

Psychiatry and social nutritional neuroscience.

Cacioppo et al (1) elegantly outline potential contributions of social neuroscience to psychiatry. Their interdisciplinary approach could be enhanced by incorporating a nutritional perspective. Indeed, although the human brain represents only about 2% of human body mass, it accounts for 20% of the total resting metabolic rate (2). As a consequence of the brain’s intense energy requirements, met...

Should psychiatry become social neuroscience?

New therapeutic approaches in psychiatry: contribution of neuroscience.

S ince the second half of the twentieth century, drug therapy has revolutionized the treatment and prognosis of psychiatric patients. However, a large number of patients experience treatment resistance, which underlines the importance of developing new therapeutic approaches. The early twenty-first century has been marked by significant progress in neurosciences, particularly in neuroimaging, w...