Reviewing Mood and Psychotic Disorder Biomarkers

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• Mood/psychotic disorders research, has come a long way, enabling
  • Individualized biochemical hypotheses of illnesses causes
• However current diagnosis, relies on;
  • Subjective symptom assessment,
  • Psychometric evaluations
• Article reviews clinical/pre-clinical literature, exploring:
  • Neuroanatomy and Neuro-circuitry
  • Neuronal growth and resilience
  • Oxidative stress and inflammation
  • Genetics and proteomics
• Scrutinizing, these biological markers identifying, urgent need for:
  • Neurobiological targets of a disease
  • Associated biomarkers
• Significance of this review:
  • Improve disorder classification, and diagnosis
  • Customize treatment regimens
  • Better therapeutic outcomes
• Published in the journal Current Neuropharmacology