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The value of clinical and translational neuroscience approaches to psychiatric illness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

Juyoen Hur ,
Rachael M. Tillman ,
Andrew S. Fox  and
Alexander J. Shackman
Juyoen Hur
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. jhur1@umd.edurmtillma@umd.edu
Rachael M. Tillman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. jhur1@umd.edurmtillma@umd.edu
Andrew S. Fox
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616. dfox@ucdavis.eduhttp://foxlab.ucdavis.edu California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616.
Alexander J. Shackman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. jhur1@umd.edurmtillma@umd.edu Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. Maryland Neuroimaging Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. shackman@umd.eduhttp://shackmanlab.org1
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Abstract

Borsboom et al. confuse biological approaches with extreme biological reductionism and common-cause models of psychopathology. In muddling these concepts, they mistakenly throw the baby out with the bathwater. Here, we highlight recent work underscoring the unique value of clinical and translational neuroscience approaches for understanding the nature and origins of psychopathology and for developing improved intervention strategies.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e11
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This web address, http://shackmanlab.org, applies to 3 authors: Juyoen Hur, Rachael Tillman, and Alexander Shackman. Andrew Fox's different web address is given separately.

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