Psychiatric Models

Henry Szechtman*, David Eilam

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This chapter begins with a discussion of the conflicts associated with a rise of a biological psychiatry perspective on mental illness, suggesting that the current preeminence of this viewpoint has aligned clinical psychiatry with behavioral neuroscience for the source of much of its basic science knowledge. It then elaborates on the methods of behavioral neuroscience and shows how this methodology is in fact just what is needed to investigate mechanisms of mental disorders of interest to psychiatry. The chapter attempts to clear up some confusion revolving around the distinction between tests, models, and theories. Finally, it illustrates some of the discussed principles by examining a rat model of a psychiatric illness-obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Behavior of the Laboratory Rat
Subtitle of host publicationA Handbook with Tests
PublisherOxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)9780199863891
ISBN (Print)9780195162851
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2009

Keywords

  • Behavioral neuroscience
  • Biological psychiatry
  • Mental illness
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Rat model

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