title: Past, present and future of biological psychiatry.
abstract: These excerpts from the Presidential Address at the 7th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry, Berlin, 2001 attempt to define the term "biological psychiatry", the principle relevance of diagnostic systems for biological psychiatry and the relevance of biological psychiatry in the past and future for the development of psychiatry in general. They also cover the problem of misuse of biological psychiatry and the need for the rigorous observation of ethical standards.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Nussbaumstr. 7 80336 Munich, Germany. hans-juergen.moeller@psy.med.unimuenchen.de
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Möller
mesh_terms: D001689:Biological Psychiatry / Q000941:ethics / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D005858:Germany; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000639:trends*