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| Title |
Biomarkers in psychiatry: drawbacks and potential for misuse
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Archives of Medicine, January 2010
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| DOI | 10.1186/1755-7682-3-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Shaheen E Lakhan, Karen Vieira, Elissa Hamlat |
| Abstract |
For more than 20 years, researchers have attempted to identify diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, major (unipolar) depression, and bipolar disorder. Advocates of this research contend that identifying such biomarkers will aid in the diagnosis of these disorders, as well as the possible development of effective psychiatric medications to treat them. Currently, there are no diagnostic tests available. This is largely due to the multi-factorial nature of psychiatric disorders. Biomarker testing of individuals is also prohibitively expensive because significant expertise is required to conduct tests and follow-up counseling for the patient is often necessary. It is cautioned that widespread biomarker testing could lead to negative consequences such as discrimination in health insurance and employment, as well as selective abortion. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 110 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 4% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 103 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 20% |
| Researcher | 18 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 22 | 20% |
| Unknown | 12 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 20% |
| Psychology | 21 | 19% |
| Neuroscience | 11 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 16 | 15% |
| Unknown | 24 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 August 2013.
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#94
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