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World J Psychiatry. Mar 19, 2025; 15(3): 101142
Published online Mar 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i3.101142
Published online Mar 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i3.101142
Scientific psychiatry within technical reach
Diyana Najar, Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Medical University, Plovdiv 4002, Bulgaria
Drozdstoy Stoyanov, Department of Psychiatry, Medical University Plovdiv, Plovdiv 4000, Bulgaria
Author contributions: Najar D and Stoyanov D performed the research, analyzed the data, wrote and edited the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript. Najar D and Stoyanov D have contributed equally to the manuscript.
Supported by Innovation Program for the Development of MU-PLOVDIV (SRIPD-MUP), Creation of a Network of Research Higher Schools, National Plan for Recovery and Sustainability, European Union (NextGenerationEU), No. BG-RRP-2.004-0007-C01.
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Corresponding author: Drozdstoy Stoyanov, DSc, Full Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Medical University Plovdiv, Vassil Aprilov 15a, Plovdiv 4000, Bulgaria.
Received: September 5, 2024
Revised: December 23, 2024
Accepted: January 11, 2025
Published online: March 19, 2025
Processing time: 173 Days and 22.7 Hours
Revised: December 23, 2024
Accepted: January 11, 2025
Published online: March 19, 2025
Processing time: 173 Days and 22.7 Hours
Abstract
This is an invited commentary on the paper by Zou et al, accepted for publication in World Journal of Psychiatry. It reflects the findings of the authors in the broader context of the search for scientifically sound and evidence based nomothetic system for diagnosis and treatment in psychiatry, with a special focus on the application of translational neuroimaging in that effort.
Keywords: Depression; Prefrontal cortex; Neuroimaging; Nomothetic network psychiatry; Translational neuroimaging
Core Tip: The advances in the field of translational neuroscience over the past decade have facilitated the introduction of nomothetic network knowledge, which is a key prerequisite for any medical discipline. Neuroimaging in its various modalities has pivotal contribution in that context, and particularly for the better explanation and management of depression.