A Symposium of Neurophysiological and Neurochemical Theories of Schizophrenia, Leading to a Somatic Method for Treatment

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present a theory of s schizophrenia which relies on chemical and neuroanatomical evidence in an attempt to define and pinpoint a disease which has, since its naming (dementia praecox) by Kraepelin, quite successfully defied any comprehensive attempt at a working definition; and, following from this, arrive at a therapy which stands the best chance of not merely removing the symptoms of the disease, but eradicating the pathological condition itself.