Researching psychiatry in Western Australia.
OBJECTIVE
To provide an overview of the development, approaches and main research projects of the Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry (CCRN) in Perth, Western Australia.


METHODS
Discursive.


RESULTS
Underlying concepts, methods and selected findings of recent research into the neurobiology and epidemiology of schizophrenia, autism and other psychotic disorders are presented.


CONCLUSIONS
CCRN, one of Australia's youngest centres of psychiatric research, has invested fruitfully in research areas such as molecular genetics, neuropsychology, neurophysiology, behavioural pharmacology, diagnostic assessment procedures and record linkage epidemiology.
Jablensky
Assen
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Centre for Clinical Research In Neuropsychiatry, University of Western Australia School of Psychiatry and Clincal Neurosciences, Mt Claremont, Australia. assen@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods*; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology