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Richard D. Lane, M.D., Ph.D., Course Instructor
Abstract
The literature on the functional neuroanatomy of psychiatric disorders is
expanding exponentially. Psychiatry is in the midst of a paradigm shift from a nosology based on symptoms and syndromes to one based on pathophysiology.
To prepare psychiatric residents for the inevitable transformation in how psychiatric disorders are conceptualized and treated, we have created a course focusing on the functional neuroanatomy of psychiatric disorders. This course covers basic neuroanatomy, the fundamentals of functional and structural neuroimaging, some of the basics in cognitive neuroscience and an overview of major psychiatric disorders from a systems neuroscience perspective. The primary goal is to enable residents to understand some of the fundamentals of how the brain works and to begin to think about psychiatric disorders and the process of change in psychotherapy from a brain perspective. Readings are from both the lay and professional literature. The seminars are highly interactive to ensure that residents can address the questions that are of interest to them. This course is updated every two years to ensure that it is current. A previous description of the course, and the very favorable evaluation of the course by residents, was published in Academic Psychiatry 2001; 25:148-155 by Richard D. Lane, M.D., Ph.D., Rebecca L. Potter, M.D.
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