Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Editorial
. 2012 Sep 1:8:46.
doi: 10.1186/1744-9081-8-46.

Why are psychiatric imaging methods clinically unreliable? Conclusions and practical guidelines for authors, editors and reviewers

Stefan Borgwardt  1 , Joaquim Radua, Andrea Mechelli, Paolo Fusar-Poli
Affiliations
Editorial

Why are psychiatric imaging methods clinically unreliable? Conclusions and practical guidelines for authors, editors and reviewers

Stefan Borgwardt et al. Behav Brain Funct. .

Abstract

No reliable anatomical or functional alterations have been confirmed in psychiatric neuroimaging; however it can become reliable with translational impact on clinical practice when considering crucial methodological issues. We provide guidelines to authors, editors and reviewers in the implementation/evaluation of neuroimaging studies to bend neuroimaging to be more than basic neuroscience.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Johnstone EC, Crow TJ, Frith CD, Husband J, Kreel L. Cerebral ventricular size and cognitive impairment in chronic schizophrenia. Lancet. 1976;7992:924–926. - PubMed
    1. Fusar-Poli P, Broome MR. Conceptual issues in psychiatric neuroimaging. Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2006;19:608–612. doi: 10.1097/01.yco.0000245750.98749.1b. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Fusar-Poli P, Broome M, Barale F, Stanghellini G. Why is psychiatric imaging clinically unreliable? Epistemological perspectives in clinical neuroscience. Psychother Psychosom. 2009;78:320–321. doi: 10.1159/000229771. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Fusar-Poli P, Allen P, McGuire P. Neuroimaging studies of the early stages of psychosis: a critical review. Eur Psychiatry. 2008;23:237–244. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2008.03.008. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Fusar-Poli P, Bhattacharyya S, Allen P, Crippa JA, Borgwardt S, Martin-Santos R, Seal M, O’Carroll C, Atakan Z, Zuardi AW, McGuire P. Effect of image analysis software on neurofunctional activation during processing of emotional human faces. J Clin Neurosci. 2010;17:311–314. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.06.027. - DOI - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources