Elsevier, the information analytics company specialising in science and health, has announced the launch of Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry, a new journal dedicated to advancing basic, clinical and therapeutic knowledge of personalised medicine in psychiatry.
The application of personalised medicine in psychiatry is a new paradigm that strives to permit identification of at risk populations and match individual patients with their most optimal treatment. Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry therefore seeks to increase the efficacy of therapeutic interventions and decrease adverse effects by considering the individual characteristics of each patient including genetics and epigenetics, physiological, endocrinological, psychological, brain imaging and other medical conditions.
The journal is led by two widely acknowledged leaders in the field: Dr. Charles Nemeroff, Chair of Psychiatry, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA, and Dr. Giampaolo Perna, Chair of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Villa San Benedetto - Hermanas Hospitalarias, Como Lake, Italy. An eminent, international editorial board strengthens the journal's global perspective.
The journal encompasses studies of endophenotypes and biological markers, pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic approaches, and educational and rehabilitation concerns as well as environmental and behavioural, psychological, and social research with the aim of moving toward the search for individualised treatments tailored for each patient. Its goal is to identify predictors of response in individual patients as well as to identify factors contributing to the vulnerability to psychiatric disorders and the accuracy of diagnosis. The journal also examines which individual should receive what specific type of treatment based on personalised measures and identifies those at risk in order to reduce long-term mental health costs and morbidity rates.
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