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The PMDA Study Section addresses the pathophysiology of a broad range of psychiatric, addictive and neurological disorders and the biological systems that mediate cognitive, behavioral, emotional, social and learning abnormalities. The emphasis is on an integrative biological systems understanding of the abnormalities using a wide range of molecular, genetic, biochemical, pharmacological, cellular, behavioral, electrophysiological and neuroanatomical methods. Specific areas covered by PMDA:

• Psychiatric disorders including, schizophrenia, mood, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders.
• Behavioral disorders including phobias, antisocial personality, obsessive-compulsive and attention deficit disorders.
• Addictive disorders and comorbidities among addictive and other psychiatric disorders.
• Neurobiology of psychiatric manifestations in neurological disorders and chromosomal abnormalities (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis).
• Models of neuropsychiatric disorders and studies of neurobiological and behavioral deficits that are core features of neuropsychiatric and addictive disorders.
• Neurobiological and behavioral consequences of allelic variations associated with mental disorders and their investigations in model systems.

Study sections with most closely related areas of similar science listed in rank order are:

Neural Basis of Psychopathology, Addictions and Sleep Disorders [NPAS]
Neurobiology of Motivated Behavior [NMB]
Neuroendocrinology, Neuroimmunology, and Behavior [NNB] 
Molecular Neuropharmacology and Signaling [MNPS]
Molecular Neurogenetics [MNG]