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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
The new field of 'precision psychiatry'
BMC Medicine, Volume 15, No. 1, Article 80, Year 2017
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Background: Precision medicine is a new and important topic in psychiatry. Psychiatry has not yet benefited from the advanced diagnostic and therapeutic technologies that form an integral part of other clinical specialties. Thus, the vision of precision medicine as applied to psychiatry - 'precision psychiatry' - promises to be even more transformative than in other fields of medicine, which have already lessened the translational gap. Discussion: Herein, we describe 'precision psychiatry' and how its several implications promise to transform the psychiatric landscape. We pay particular attention to biomarkers and to how the development of new technologies now makes their discovery possible and timely. The adoption of the term 'precision psychiatry' will help propel the field, since the current term 'precision medicine', as applied to psychiatry, is impractical and does not appropriately distinguish the field. Naming the field 'precision psychiatry' will help establish a stronger, unique identity to what promises to be the most important area in psychiatry in years to come. Conclusion: In summary, we provide a wide-angle lens overview of what this new field is, suggest how to propel the field forward, and provide a vision of the near future, with 'precision psychiatry' representing a paradigm shift that promises to change the landscape of how psychiatry is currently conceived. © 2017 The Author(s).
Authors & Co-Authors
Leboyer, Marion
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Carvalho, André F.
Brazil, Fortaleza
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Berk, Michael
Australia, Geelong
Deakin University
Australia, Geelong
Barwon Health
Australia, Melbourne
The Florey
Australia, Melbourne
Orygen Youth Health
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Citations: 319
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 10
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/s12916-017-0849-x
ISSN:
17417015
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Mental Health