Neuro-psychiatric Disorders

This section of Diseases (ISSN 2079-9721) is specifically designed to encompass and foster an interdisciplinary area of basic, translational and clinical research in Neuro-psychiatric Disorders. The section will publish original research, reviews and case studies in the field of neurology, psychiatry and neuroscience with a particular emphasis on novel findings in human studies and experimental animals. Interdisciplinary and translational research is particularly encouraged.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• pathophysiology of Neuro-psychiatric Disorders
• biomarkers
• pharmacological treatment
• side effects and adverse drug reactions to psychotropic drugs
• non-pharmacological interventions in Neuro-psychiatric Disorders (cognitive therapy, occupational therapy, psychotherapy, etc)
• multidisciplinary approach for Neuro-psychiatric Disorders
• rare diseases
• genetic bases of the diseases/disorders
• metabolic alterations in Neuro-psychiatric Disorders
• hormonal alterations in Neuro-psychiatric Disorders
• immune system alterations in Neuro-psychiatric Disorders
• imaging studies
• physiological techniques
• proof of concept studies
• pharmacovigilance studies
• studies in animal models
• studies in cellular models or in slices
• Neuro-psychiatric Disorders related to aging
• gender differences
• clinical trials
• case studies/reports if they provide new evidence in the field
• studies around the role of neurotrophins
• studies around the role of metal homeostasis
• the vascular side of psychiatric disorders