Historic Overview of Establishment
of Molecular Psychiatry
Šerý O., Zvolský P.1, Didden W.2
Laboratoř neurobiologie a molekulární psychiatrie, Ústav biochemie, Přírodovědecká fakulta, MU, Brno, vedoucí ústavu prof. RNDr. V. Mikeš, CSc. Psychiatrická klinika 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha, přednosta prof. MUDr. J. Raboch, DrSc.1 GHC Research Institute, Houston, TX, USA, ředitel ústavu prof. W. Didden, M.D., Ph.D.2 |
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Summary:
Molecular psychiatry was established in the last twenty years. The basic mission of molecular psychiatry
is the research of the molecular causes of mental disorders and the explanation of the pathogenesis
of mental disorders. The basic aim of molecular psychiatry is to improve the quality of
diagnostics and the treatment of mental disorders which should lead to better comfort of mentally
ill patients. The aim of this contribution is mapping of the most important moments in history of the
establishment of molecular psychiatry and the highlighting of marginalized contexts that play a role
in the establishment of molecular psychiatry.
Key words:
molecular psychiatry, history, psychopharmacology, genetics, PCR, DNA, genome, microarray,
Cajal, Gall, Mendel.
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