title: Affective neuroscience and psychiatry.
abstract: Affective neuroscience addresses the brain mechanisms underlying emotional behaviour. In psychiatry, affective neuroscience finds application not only in understanding the neurobiology of mood disorders, but also by providing a framework for understanding the neural control of interpersonal and social behaviour and processes that underlie psychopathology. By providing a coherent conceptual framework, affective neuroscience is increasingly able to provide a mechanistic explanatory understanding of current therapies and is driving the development of novel therapeutic approaches.
authors.forename: Neil A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: Hugo D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Critchley
mesh_terms: D000679:Amygdala / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D000818:Animals; D020817:Asperger Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003214:Conditioning, Classical / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004644:Emotions / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D005239:Fear / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D019222:Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009488:Neurosciences; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012919:Social Behavior
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs