Mental disorders are associated with changes that involve the central nervous system, endocrine and immune systems in an integrated way.
The study of the biological basis of these disorders aims to understand the processes underlying their onset and to develop innovative strategies for prevention, diagnosis and therapy.
The Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS, the National Institute of Health in Italy) conducts basic research and clinical studies through an interdisciplinary approach that investigates changes in the social, emotional and cognitive domains, considering multiple levels of analysis, from the genome to the role of the quality of the social and physical environment and of lifestyles.
