Biomarkers in psychiatry: Do we have a test in psychiatry, yet?

Abstract

Unlike most medical conditions, psychiatric disorders do not have any established tests to diagnose, treat, monitor, or predict prognosis. In this article, we attempt to explain biomarkers, their categorization, and their current status in psychiatry. We explore the technologies that are currently being employed to study various prospective biomarkers in psychiatry. Hitherto, there are no established biomarkers in psychiatry, but with emerging artificial intelligence, there is a reason for hope.

Keywords

• biomarkers
• precision psychiatry
• advances in psychiatry