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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Consortium PSYCHIATRICUM</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Consortium PSYCHIATRICUM</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Consortium PSYCHIATRICUM</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2712-7672</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2713-2919</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">15476</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/CP15476</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>OPINION</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>МНЕНИЕ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Biological Reductionism as an Obstacle to the Advancement of the Biopsychosocial Concept of Mental Disorders</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Биологический редукционизм как препятствие для дальнейшего развития биопсихосоциальной концепции психических расстройств</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4826-9688</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kotsyubinsky</surname><given-names>Aleksandr P.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Коцюбинский</surname><given-names>Александр Петрович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Chief Scientific Researcher, Department of Social Neuropsychiatry</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>д.м.н., профессор, главный научный сотрудник отделения социальной нейропсихиатрии</p></bio><email>ak369@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3642-0774</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kotsyubinsky</surname><given-names>Daniil A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Коцюбинский</surname><given-names>Даниил Александрович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Cand. Sci. (Hist.)</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>к.и.н.</p></bio><email>ak369@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">V.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Neurology</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">ФГБУ «Национальный медицинский исследовательский центр психиатрии и неврологии им. В.М. Бехтерева» Минздрава России</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Independent Not-For-Profit Educational Organization of Higher Education “European University at St.Petersburg”</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Автономная некоммерческая образовательная организация высшего образования  «Европейский университет в Санкт-Петербурге»</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="preprint" iso-8601-date="2023-12-14" publication-format="electronic"><day>14</day><month>12</month><year>2023</year></pub-date><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2023-12-22" publication-format="electronic"><day>22</day><month>12</month><year>2023</year></pub-date><volume>4</volume><issue>4</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>75</fpage><lpage>84</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2023-11-23"><day>23</day><month>11</month><year>2023</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2023-12-11"><day>11</day><month>12</month><year>2023</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2023, Kotsyubinsky A.P., Kotsyubinsky D.A.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2023, Коцюбинский А.П., Коцюбинский Д.А.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2023</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Kotsyubinsky A.P., Kotsyubinsky D.A.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Коцюбинский А.П., Коцюбинский Д.А.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://consortium-psy.com/jour/article/view/15476">https://consortium-psy.com/jour/article/view/15476</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The substantial progress in neurobiological technologies has narrowed the horizons of many psychiatrists, ultimately leading them to focus exclusively on biomedical research, primarily aimed at studying the biological basis of mental illnesses. This has led to an unjustified dominance of the biomedical paradigm in understanding the nature of mental disorders, while virtually ignoring the study of other components of the disease related to the psychosocial maladjustment of patients. This trend, largely associated with advancements in neuroscience employing neuroimaging techniques to study the brain’s activity as a biophysical object, has contributed to the development of such innovative field as evidence-based medicine. The methods of evidence-based medicine are seen as adequate in terms of determining the effectiveness of therapy for predominantly biologically determined components of mental illness (including the selection of medications) and only partially for psychological interventions. However, it seems that the predominant use of evidence-based medicine principles is insufficient for a holistic diagnostic approach, which includes a multilevel (diversified) representation of the criteria of effectiveness for pharmacological and psychological interventions. In this regard, it is promising to establish a scientifically and clinically productive combination of, on the one hand, the evidence-based concept of effectiveness assessments based on high-quality randomized scientific studies, and on the other, expert opinions of highly qualified scientific specialists, as well as practicing physicians with their personal professional experience in individualized therapy. This makes it reasonable to develop a personality-oriented personalized psychiatry, based on a biopsychosocial understanding of the nature of mental disorders, their holistic assessment, and the development of comprehensive therapeutic measures.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Масштабные успехи нейробиологических технологий «сузили оптику» многих психиатров. В итоге специалисты сосредоточились на проведении исключительно биомедицинских исследований, направленных в первую очередь на изучение биологических основ психических заболеваний. Это ведет к неоправданному доминированию биомедицинской парадигмы понимания природы психических расстройств при фактическом игнорировании изучения других компонентов заболевания, связанных с психосоциальной дезадаптированностью пациентов. Указанная тенденция, в значительной степени связанная с достижениями в области наук, изучающих с помощью соответствующих нейровизуализационных техник деятельность головного мозга как биофизического объекта, способствовала развитию такого инновационного направления, как доказательная медицина. Методы доказательной медицины видятся адекватными в плане определения эффективности терапии преимущественно биологически обусловленных компонентов психического страдания (включая выбор медикаментов) и лишь отчасти — психологических интервенций. Однако представляется, что доминирующее использование принципов доказательной медицины является недостаточным для холистического диагностического подхода, включающего полифоническое (многовекторное) представление о критериях эффективности фармакологических и психологических интервенций. В связи с этим перспективно скорейшее налаживание научно и клинически продуктивного соединения с одной стороны — доказательной концепции оценок эффективности, основанной на результатах высококачественных рандомизированных научных исследованиях, а с другой стороны — экспертных мнений высококвалифицированных научных специалистов, а также врачей-практиков с их личным профессиональным опытом индивидуализированной терапии. Это делает обоснованным развитие личностно ориентированной персонализированной психиатрии, основанной на биопсихосоциальном понимании природы психических расстройств, холистической их оценке и разработке комплексных терапевтических мероприятий.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>biological reductionism</kwd><kwd>biopsychosocial approach</kwd><kwd>evidence-based medicine</kwd><kwd>person-centered psychiatry</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>биологический редукционизм</kwd><kwd>биопсихососциальный подход</kwd><kwd>доказательная медицина</kwd><kwd>личностно-персонализированная психиатрия</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Salone A, Di Giacinto A, Lai C, et al. The interface between neuroscience and neuro-psychoanalysis: focus on brain connectivity. 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