Allen Frances, the chairperson of the task force that produced DSM-IV, and Helen Egger [Aust N Z J Psychiatry 1999, 33:161?165.] comment gloomily, but perhaps presciently that ?we are at the epicycle stage of psychiatry where astronomy was before Copernicus and biology before Darwin [Am J Psychiatry 2003, 160:4?12].

The web site titled Theoretical Psychiatry http://neuroanalysis.googlepages.com/home is an ambitious attempt to revolutionize psychiatry ? the Copernicus and Darwin of psychiatry.

It is a professional site ? not armature site

For those who are short on time you can have a brief overview of the ideas on the site by reading this one paper at:

Comments are welcome

Best wishes
Avi Peled M.D.