Volume 73 Number 7 November 2006	back to contents

Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029.

Address all correspondence to Dr. Christopher Bowie, Department of Psychiatry, Box 1230, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One East 100th Street, New York, NY 10029.

This work was supported by grant NIH P50-AG005138, PI: M. Sano (all authors) and the VA Special Fellowship Program in Psychiatric Research/Neurosciences (CB).

Abstract

Our understanding of schizophrenia has increased substantially in recent years. This is due to technological advances that have improved our ability to assess neuropsychiatric function and the genetic underpinnings of the disease. While diagnostic classification still relies on the presentation of the more overt symptoms of the disease, the neuropsychiatric perspective provides a more accurate and comprehensive understanding of the illness. This perspective provides insight into the etiology and treatment of schizophrenia. This article provides an overview of schizophrenia from the broad viewpoint of neuropsychiatry.

Key Words

Schizophrenia, neuropsychiatry, cognition.

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