By conducting testing and gathering data through observations and interactions with the public, a research psychiatrist can detect relationships between cognitive and emotional functions.
Research psychiatrists focus their studies on human behavior as it relates to factors such as:
- Biochemical
- Environmental
- Epidemiological
- Genetic
- Physiological
- Psychological
- Social
They also routinely perform studies associated with basic psychiatry fields including:
- Electrophysiology
- Epidemiology
- Experimental psychology
- Genetics
- Neuroendocrinology
- Neuropsychopharmacology
