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Thomas Frodl Author

thomasfrodl@gmail.com

Subjects of specialization
Depression; Children; Adolescent; MRI, Genetics; Systems neuroscience

Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Biography

Main focus of our research is in the pathophysiology and therapy of psychiatric disorders like affective disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and schizophrenia. Using multimodal neuroimaging techniques, genetics, epigenetics, behavioural investigations and neuropsychological examinations we examine, how stress or other environmental factors interact with genetics on the structural and functional integrity of the brain in order to understand the underlying neurobiological processes.

Publications

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Systems Neuroscience in Children and Adolescent Depression

Author(s):

Tomoya Hirota, Gordana Milavi?, Fiona McNicholas, Thomas Frodl, Norbert Skokauskas

Depression is one of the most common psychological disorders in children and adolescents often presenting as a severe, chronic and recurring condition with a high risk of self-harm and suicide. Normal brain development during adolescence is necessary to put into context when investigating biology of adolescent depression. There is an uneven timeline for development going from ‘bottom up’ with the subcortical limbic areas developing firs... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2471-4372.1000126

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