Biomarkers and Molecular Basis of Psychiatry
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Biological Factors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 June 2025 | Viewed by 788
Special Issue Editor
Interests: psychiatry; statistics; bipolar disorders; mood; biomarkers
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biomarkers and molecular basis of psychiatry encompass various aspects of scientific advancement. A significant correlation exists between biological factors and the functional and cognitive impairments involved in the onset and progression of multiple mental disorders. These findings underscore the necessity for more sophisticated staging models, emphasizing the integration of molecular, genetic, and structural variables. Current models incorporate patients into classifications that reflect a space–time continuum, taking into account the anatomical and functional mapping of the brain as well as the pathology's progression. This approach describes premorbid stages, onset, and the clinical trajectory, including manic, depressive, and partial or complete remission phases.
This Special Issue aims to collect high-level articles that propose to ascertain the deeper mechanisms underlying the genesis and course of psychiatric disorders, their modifications on the basis of endogenous and exogenous, molecular, genetic, and epigenetic factors, and the therapeutic and molecular intervention strategies that may result.
Contributors are welcome to submit original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and other common article types to this Special Issue.
Dr. Massimo Tusconi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- mental health
- bipolar disorders
- mood
- anxiety
- psychosis
- schizophrenia
- biomarkers
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