Towards a second-person neuropsychiatry.

Area of Science:

• Psychiatry
• Social Neuroscience
• Clinical Psychology

Background:

• Psychiatric disorders significantly impair social functioning.
• Social relationship difficulties are a known risk factor for psychiatric conditions.
• A bidirectional relationship exists between psychiatric health and social interaction.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review the clinical perspective of psychiatric disorders as disorders of social interaction.
• To explore how a psychiatric focus on social dynamics can benefit social neuroscience.
• To advance the transdiagnostic investigation of psychiatric disorder neurobiology.

Main Methods:

• Clinical review of the concept of psychiatric disorders as social interaction disorders.
• Argumentative analysis of the integration of psychiatric insights into social neuroscience.
• Discussion on the implications for transdiagnostic research.

Main Results:

• Psychiatric disorders can be clinically understood as disorders of social interaction.
• Focusing on social interaction dynamics offers novel perspectives for social neuroscience.
• This approach is crucial for advancing transdiagnostic research in psychiatric neurobiology.

Conclusions:

• Viewing psychiatric disorders through the lens of social interaction provides a valuable clinical perspective.
• Integrating psychiatric insights into social neuroscience can accelerate translational research.
• This framework is essential for understanding the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders across diagnostic categories.