Key Words: Psychiatry, Scientific Foundation Brain and Social Interaction TO THE EDITOR: The Research Committee of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP), a specialty think tank, has addressed psychiatry's need for a unifying scientific foundation. Such a foundation would consider the disorders commonly treated by psychiatrists in terms of the physiological baseline from which they depart, much as heart disease is understood as deviation from normal cardiac function. The relevant physiological focus for psychiatry is the social brain. The social brain is defined by its functionnamely, the brain is a body organ that mediates social interactions while also serving as the repository of those interactions. The concept focuses on the interface between brain physiology and the individual's environment. The brain is the organ most influenced on the cellular level by social factors across development; in turn, the expression of brain function determines and structures an individual's personal and social experience. The social brain framework may have greater direct impact on the understanding of some psychiatric disorders than others. However, it helps organize and explain all psychopathology. A single gene-based disorder like Huntington's disease is expressed to a large extent as social dysfunction. Conversely, traumatic stress
The Social Brain: A Unifying Foundation for Psychiatry
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Key Words: Psychiatry, Scientific Foundation Brain and Social Interaction TO THE EDITOR: The Research Committee of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP), a specialty think tank, has addressed psychiatry's need for a unifying scientific foundation. Such a foundation would consider the disorders commonly treated by psychiatrists in terms of the physiological baseline from which they depart, much as heart disease is understood as deviation from normal cardiac function. The relevant physiological focus for psychiatry is the social brain. The social brain is defined by its functionnamely, the brain is a body organ that mediates social interactions while also serving as the repository of those interactions. The concept focuses on the interface between brain physiology and the individual's environment. The brain is the organ most influenced on the cellular level by social factors across development; in turn, the expression of brain function determines and structures an individual's personal and social experience. The social brain framework may have greater direct impact on the understanding of some psychiatric disorders than others. However, it helps organize and explain all psychopathology. A single gene-based disorder like Huntington's disease is expressed to a large extent as social dysfunction. Conversely, traumatic stressPreview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
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The Social Brain: A Unifying Foundation for Psychiatry
Bakker, Cornelis; Gardner, Russell, Jr.; Koliatsos, Vassilis; Kerbeshian, Jacob; Looney, John Guy; Sutton, Beverly; Swann, Alan; Verhulst, Johan; Wagner, Karen Dineen; Wamboldt, Frederick S.; Wilson, Daniel R.
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, Volume 26 (3): 219
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal) – Sep 1, 2002
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