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Biological Psychiatry

approach to psychiatry that aims to understand mental disorder in terms of the biological function of the nervous system

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Most cited

  1. Molecular Mechanisms of Depression: Perspectives on New Treatment Strategies

    Undine E. Lang, Stefan Borgwardt · 2013 · Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry · 8,500 citations

  2. From inflammation to sickness and depression: when the immune system subjugates the brain

    Robert Dantzer, Jason C. O’Connor, Gregory G. Freund, Rodney W. Johnson · 2007 · Nature reviews. Neuroscience · 7,367 citations

  3. The role of inflammation in depression: from evolutionary imperative to modern treatment target

    Andrew H. Miller, Charles L. Raison · 2015 · Nature reviews. Immunology · 3,904 citations

  4. Inflammation and Its Discontents: The Role of Cytokines in the Pathophysiology of Major Depression

    Andrew H. Miller, Vladimir Maletic, Charles L. Raison · 2009 · Biological Psychiatry · 3,870 citations

  5. Normal gut microbiota modulates brain development and behavior

    Rochellys Diaz Heijtz, Shugui Wang, Farhana Anuar, Yu Qian · 2011 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 3,263 citations

  6. Gut Microbiota Regulation of Tryptophan Metabolism in Health and Disease

    Allison Agus, Julien Planchais, Harry Sokol · 2018 · Cell Host & Microbe · 3,109 citations

Most recent

  1. Maternal immune activation disrupts epigenomic and functional maturation of cortical excitatory neurons

    Chi-Yu Lai, Jessica Arzavala, Adoni Duarte, Shiyuan Wang · 2026 · Molecular Psychiatry · 0 citations

  2. Investigation of C-reactive Protein (CRP) in Never-Treated Depressed Patients

    Hanan Elrassas, Ahmed Saad Mohamed, Nermin Mahmoud Shaker, Marwa Sultan · 2026 · The Open Psychology Journal · 0 citations

  3. Research progress on plant-derived bioactive compounds and late-life depression: from neuroprotective mechanisms to dietary patterns

    Yao Gao, Yu-Fei Shi, Jian-Zhen Hu, Ze-Kun Li · 2026 · Frontiers in Nutrition · 0 citations

  4. An Update on Xanomeline-trospium (Cobenfy) for Schizophrenia: Emerging Evidence and Clinical Implications

    Amber Kapuganti, Jessica Dorrough, Amanda Herman, Sydney Hege · 2026 · Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience · 0 citations

  5. Neurobiological and Neuroimmune Mechanisms Linking Chronic Pain, Sleep Disturbances and Mental Health Disorders

    Boris Burnjaković, Harrison Moy, Aleksandar Sič, Nebojša Nick Knežević · 2026 · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 0 citations

  6. Integration of network pharmacology, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulation to elucidate the mechanism of Psychotria rubra in depression treatment

    Yin Li, Chengshu Lu, Ju Ye, Yewen Zhang · 2026 · Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal · 0 citations

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