PSYCHIATRIC ANNALS 44: 1| JANUARY 2014 Healio. com/Psychiatry| 23 systems.
Although germ theory was mechanistically “correct,” it arguably heralded a shift from social …

Most mental disorders involve disruptions of normal social behavior. Social neuroscience is
an interdisciplinary field devoted to understanding the biological systems underlying social …

The role of social factors in determining public health outcomes is now widely accepted
internationally. 1 Mental health is no exception. However, the precise manner in which …

Psychiatry is in one of its regular crises. It is a crisis of its diagnostic systems despite–
perhaps because–of the recurrent claims about the extent of diagnosable 'brain disorders'. It …

Aims. Psychiatry as science is underpinned by paradigms. Considering whether a social
paradigm may help to advance the current state of psychiatry, the review provides a …

It is well known that social factors affect risk for mental illnesses and substance use
disorders, as well as health outcomes of persons with these disorders. Social and …

Social neuroscience launched a novel multilevel (neural, hormonal, molecular and genetic)
explanation of social cognition in psychiatry. In particular, the use of different levels of …

Mental health and social life are intimately inter-related, as demonstrated by the frequent
social deficits of psychiatric patients and the increased rate of psychiatric disorders in people …

Contemporary neuroscience is advancing our understanding of the role of the brain in
psychiatric disorders. These successes, allied with broader social forces, have allowed …

Psychiatry is in the process of rediscovering its roots. It seemed as if the long history of
interest in the impact of society on the rates and course of serious mental illness had been …