title: Clinical applications of neuroimaging in psychiatry.
abstract: New techniques are dramatically expanding current clinical applications of neuroimaging in neuropsychiatry. Neuroimaging research that examines brain structure and function relationships in neuropsychiatric disorders is also enhancing our understanding of the pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric illnesses such as dementia, focal CNS insult, schizophrenia, affective disorders, and neurodevelopmental disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Neuroscience's Hospital, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7160, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Chakos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lieberman
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*