Qualitative vs. Quantitative Methods in Psychiatric Research: Updated

• Published in: Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) Vol. 2011; p. 23
• Main Authors: Srivastava, A Benjamin, Kobeissy, Firas H, Gold, Mark S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 2019
• Subjects: Animals; Disease Susceptibility; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genome-Wide Association Study; Humans; Mental Disorders - diagnosis; Mental Disorders - etiology; Mental Disorders - psychology; Mental Disorders - therapy; Psychiatry - methods; Psychiatry - standards; Psychiatry - statistics & numerical data; Psychiatry - trends; Qualitative Research; Translational Medical Research; Neuroimaging; Psychiatric illness; Genetics; History; Classification

Since the incipiency of psychiatry as a medical specialty, the "holy grail" has been neuroscience-based diagnostic system and treatment strategies, but this lofty, yet necessary, goal has eluded the greatest minds for centuries. Now, with advances in molecular genetics and resting-state ne...