Basic and Clinical Research of Psychiatric Diseases
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular and Translational Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 27
Special Issue Editor
Interests: stress-related disorders; PTSD; neuropeptides; RFamide peptides; antidepressants; ASD
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In current times, an increasing number of people are suffering from psychological disorders associated with stress and nutritional and metabolic problems. To achieve more effective diagnosis and therapy, it is important to reveal the detailed molecular basis of psychiatric diseases such as anxiety disorders, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and schizophrenia. At present, many molecular techniques are available to elucidate the pathomechanisms of these diseases as precisely as possible, such as immunohistochemistry, Western blot, PCR, RNAscope, etc. The present Special Issue focuses on the molecular characteristics of psychiatric diseases. Among other things, we are interested in results identifying novel diagnostic markers and drug targets from both animal and human studies. These data can serve as a basis for further translational and clinical studies.
This Special Issue will cover but is not limited to the following:
- The molecular basis of psychiatric diseases;
- Anxiety disorder, PTSD, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and depression;
- The role of neurotransmitters in neuropsychiatric diseases;
- The role of neuropeptides in neuropsychiatric diseases;
- The role of interactions of neuropeptides and neurotransmitters in neuropsychiatric diseases;
- The role of neuropeptides and their receptors in the treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases;
- The use of techniques, for example, RNAscope technology and transcriptomic analysis in psychiatric diseases;
- The behavioral effects of neurotransmitters in psychiatric diseases;
- The behavioral effects of neuropeptides in psychiatric diseases;
- Psychiatric diseases and homeostasis.
Dr. Anita Kovács
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- psychiatric diseases
- anxiety disorder
- PTSD
- schizophrenia
- Alzheimer’s disease
- autism spectrum disorder
- depression
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