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The social brain in clinical practice

Publication ,  Journal Article
Verhulst, J; Gardner, R; Sutton, B; Beahrs, J; Kerbeshian, J; Looney, J; Swann, A; Wamboldt, F
Published in: Psychiatric Annals
October 1, 2005

Aspects of the social brain concept have relevance in clinical practice on several levels. One application is in the common psychiatric task of the initial evaluation of patients with major depression. Specific case examples, while singular in nature, advocate a focus on interactions and social relationships, and evidence clinical gains from employing a unifying concept that bridges biological, psychological, and social phenomena and that facilitates etiological hypothesizing. These cases also highlight the value of the therapeutic alliance not only as a more pleasant and desirable context for an interview but also as an essential vehicle to reach a shared formulation and to influence the social brain directly.

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John Guy Looney
Author John Guy Looney Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychia ...

Published In

Psychiatric Annals

ISSN

0048-5713

Publication Date

October 1, 2005

Volume

35

Issue

10

Start / End Page

803 / 811

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychiatry
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Verhulst, J., Gardner, R., Sutton, B., Beahrs, J., Kerbeshian, J., Looney, J., … Wamboldt, F. (2005). The social brain in clinical practice. Psychiatric Annals, 35(10), 803–811.
Verhulst, J., R. Gardner, B. Sutton, J. Beahrs, J. Kerbeshian, J. Looney, A. Swann, and F. Wamboldt. “The social brain in clinical practice.” Psychiatric Annals 35, no. 10 (October 1, 2005): 803–11.
Verhulst J, Gardner R, Sutton B, Beahrs J, Kerbeshian J, Looney J, et al. The social brain in clinical practice. Psychiatric Annals. 2005 Oct 1;35(10):803–11.
Verhulst, J., et al. “The social brain in clinical practice.” Psychiatric Annals, vol. 35, no. 10, Oct. 2005, pp. 803–11.
Verhulst J, Gardner R, Sutton B, Beahrs J, Kerbeshian J, Looney J, Swann A, Wamboldt F. The social brain in clinical practice. Psychiatric Annals. 2005 Oct 1;35(10):803–811.

Published In

Psychiatric Annals

ISSN

0048-5713

Publication Date

October 1, 2005

Volume

35

Issue

10

Start / End Page

803 / 811

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychiatry
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences