Functional neuroimaging in psychiatry

Functional neuroimaging is one of the most powerful means available for inv estigating the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders. In this review, we shall focus on the different ways that it can be employed to this end, des cribing the major findings in the field in the context of different methodo logical approaches. We will also discuss practical issues that are particul ar to studying psychiatric disorders and the potential contribution of func tional neuroimaging to future psychiatric research.