Wednesday, August 31, 2011

ASTRACT -BIOMARKERS IN PSYCHIATRY- ILENA SINGH + NIKOLAS ROSE (LSE)

Biomarkers in psychiatry


Ilina Singh & Nikolas Rose(Nature,460,July 2009)




Abstract


The use of biomarkers to predict human behaviour and psychiatric disorders raises social and ethical issues, which must be resolved by collaborative efforts.


Psychiatry has long been a second-class citizen in science and medicine. Despite much effort, the causes of many psychiatric disorders remain unclear, and it has been difficult even to categorize such disorders precisely




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