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Article

Biological Underpinnings of Treatment Approaches

Pages 23-31
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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This article considers how recent developments in the biological sciences have transformed our understanding of the mechanisms underlying various treatment approaches. It also examines the biological underpinnings of four common conditions: depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

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James R. Allen

James R. Allen, M.D., FRCP (C), M.P.H., is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and Rainbolt Family Chair of Child-Adolescent Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City. He is a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (clinical).