The Neurobiology of Psychotherapy

Abstract

<p>The organizational hierarchy of the brain can be compared to a set of matryoshka, or nested Russian figures, each fitted precisely inside the other and hiding what awaits inside. As each figure is uncovered, it invites further discovery until, at the very center, the smallest is revealed. </p> <h4>ABOUT THE GUEST EDITORS</h4> <p>Bernard D. Beitman, MD, is professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri – Columbia. He is the author of the award winning <cite>Learning Psychotherapy</cite>, now in its second edition, <cite>The Structure of Individual</cite>, and <cite>Integrating Psychotherapy and Pharmacotherapy</cite>, and co-editor of <cite>Self-Awareness Deficits in Psychiatric Patients</cite>.</p> <p>George I. Viamontes, MD, PhD, is regional medical director, United Behavioral Health Inc., St. Louis, MO, and assistant clinical professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Missouri – Columbia. Dr. Viamontes was born in Cuba and came to the United States at age 11. He has a bachelor of science degree in biology from the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, and a PhD in biology from Washington University, St. Louis. After he received his doctorate, he completed a fellowship in immunogenetics at the Sloan-Kettering Institute in New York, NY. He later obtained his medical degree from St. Louis University, where he also completed his residency in psychiatry.</p> <p>Dr. Viamontes is currently preparing an illustrated book on the neurobiology of the self, to be published next year. His research interests include neural network predictive modeling for the identification of high-risk patients.</p>