Today, we all face mental disorders to one degree or another. More and more researchers are beginning to pay attention to the study of this area of medicine and, fortunately, a new direction of psychiatric science has recently emerged - experimental psychiatry.
This direction refers to experimental psychology (a field of psychiatric science that studies the psychological aspects of disorders such as schizophrenia, affective disorders, psychopathy, alcohol addiction, etc.), as well as psychopathology (a field of psychiatry that studies pathological mental states such as hallucinations, delusions, depression, etc.). Its goal is experimental modeling of such mental processes as perception, memory, attention, etc. through the use of biofeedback methods, methods of stimulation psychophysiology and stimulation psychotherapy, physiology of sensory systems, sensorimotor integration and analysis of mental processes. Based on the results obtained, research is being conducted to create and improve methods for treating psychiatric diseases.
Experimental psychiatry studies the neurological basis, features of adaptation, and the psychophysiological basis of personality maladjustment. Scientists are studying the mechanism of psychological deviations in a changed environment. The key problem in this area is solving the issue of the connection between a person’s adaptive reactions and the nature of his personality. Among persons with
Experimental psychiatry: methodology and history
Psychotherapy and psychiatry are fields of medicine that study and treat various mental health disorders. They are associated with the functioning of the human nervous system, and their study requires scientists to use various research methods. One such area of medicine is called experimental psychiatry. It's used