Precision Neuroimaging in Mental and Behavioral Health Research
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editors
2. Comprehensive Center for Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health, Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, 1090 Vienna, Austria
Interests: neuroimaging; ADHD; psychiatry; mental health
2. Commission 3, Austrian Ombudsman Board, Singerstraße 17, 1015 Vienna, Austria
Interests: psychiatry; addiction; neuroimaging; human rights
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
For this Special Issue, we welcome original studies and reviews examining how neuroimaging can enhance the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and behavioral health disorders. A key focus is the ongoing shift toward precision diagnostics, in which imaging-based biomarkers help anticipate disease progression and guide individualized treatment choices. Submissions covering behavioral health research, substance use disorders (SUD), and mental health conditions such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are highly encouraged, particularly studies that link clinical decision making and outcomes to imaging patterns of human brain function.
Contributions introducing technological or methodological innovations with potential impact on clinical translational practice are welcome, e.g., neuroimaging techniques and clinical work involving artificial intelligence or machine learning. Additionally, multimodal approaches that integrate neuroimaging with genetics, transcriptomics, and computational psychiatry as well as studies facilitating the development of personalized medicine are also welcome. Authors are encouraged to contact the editors prior to submission if uncertain about the suitability of their work.
Dr. Thomas Vanicek
Dr. Arkadiusz Komorowski
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- psychiatry
- neuroimaging
- addiction
- substance use disorders (SUD)
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- imaging genomics
- imaging transcriptomics
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