Abstract
Objective: To provide an overview of the development, approaches and main research projects of the Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry (CCRN) in Perth, Western Australia.
Method: Discursive.
Results: Underlying concepts, methods and selected findings of recent research into the neurobiology and epidemiology of schizophrenia, autism and other psychotic disorders are presented.
Conclusion: CCRN, one of Australia's youngest centres of psychiatric research, has invested fruitfully in research areas such as molecular genetics, neuropsychology, neurophysiology, behavioural pharmacology, diagnostic assessment procedures and record linkage epidemiology.
