Advances in Psychopharmacology in Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDDs)
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Neuropharmacology and Neuropathology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 103
Special Issue Editor
Interests: neuropsychiatry; psychopharmacology; neurodevelopmental disorders; traumatic brain injury
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Dear Colleagues,
There has been a recent flurry of research on novel pharmacological interventions for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). There has also been a heightened rate of pharmacological interventions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). At the same time, there is a long-standing concern regarding the potential for overuse of pharmacological interventions for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD), particularly the off-label use of mental health medicines primarily for behaviours of concern in the absence of a mental illness. Much research has been carried out in the last three decades to understand these issues and develop effective interventions, but a lot remains unknown as to why good quality translational research is urgently needed. We want to draw together recent advances in research addressing psychopharmacology in NDDs in this special issue of Brain Sciences. We are inviting papers related to any aspect of psychopharmacology in NDD. Although, not an exhaustive list but some examples of types of papers that could be submitted include (a) original articles, drug trials, reviews, systematic reviews/meta-analysis, (b) epidemiological studies, (c) genetics, neuroimaging, biomarkers or any other laboratory-based studies with clinical implications, (d) qualitative studies involving people with NDDs and their caregivers, (e) assessment including rating scales, (f) training issues, and (g) quality of life.
Prof. Dr. Shoumitro Deb
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- neurodevelopmental disorders
- psychopharmacology
- research
- recent advances
- mental health medicine
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