Toward the Study of Trans-Disease Processes: A Novel Approach With Special Reference to the Study of Co-morbidity
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: The objective of this article was to propose a novel approach, referred to as the study of trans-disease processes (TDPs), to the neuroscientific study of disease processes in general and to co-morbid diseases in particular. The features of this approach are outlined; one potential TDP-delay discounting, which may help account for the co-morbidity of cigarette smoking and schizophrenia-is explored; and the concept of TDPs is contrasted with the concept of endophenotypes. TDPs have the potential for a variety of positive impacts on science.
Source: Journal of Dual Diagnosis
Authors: Warren K. Bickel, E. Terry Mueller
Institution: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Language: English
Topic: Mental Health and Psychiatry
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse
OpenAlex ID: W2038620870