Neuroimaging in psychiatry

The promise of neuroimaging as an aid to diagnosis is discussed, and findin gs from the most accessible imaging techniques are reviewed. In addition, s ome of the earliest findings from functional MR imaging and other technolog ies are presented with several illustrations. Strategies for interpretation , critique of imaging techniques, and review of major findings for brain in jury, mood, anxiety schizophrenia, and attention deficit disorders are offe red. Examples of normal and pathologic images illustrate actual cases and e xamples of the newer imaging technologies.