Genetics of Mental Disorders: A Guide for Students, Clinicians, and Researchers
This volume offers a comprehensive and readable introduction to the science and practice of psychiatric genetics. The authors illuminate the complex interplay of genes and environmental factors involved in the causation and expression of frequently encountered disorders including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and Alzheimer disease. Outlining important recent findings, the book describes not only what scientists have learned, but also how these discoveries have been made. Clinicians, students, and researchers will gain the basic knowledge they need to evaluate reports of genetic research, understand implications for treatment, and communicate genetic information to clients and families. Throughout, the authors give special attention to the critical ethical and professional concerns raised by new and emerging technologies.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1572304790
ISBN13:9781572304796
Release Date:May 1999
Publisher:Guilford Publications
Length:272 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
A Good Start
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
I'm still making my way through this book, but what I've seen so far has offered an interesting explanation of the mood disorders. To be sure, mood disorders are not entirely determined by genes - there are environmental factors to be considered as well, as twin studies have shown. However, suggestions that there are genes which can predispose individuals to mood and thought disorders is compelling; this explanation can provide an answer for many questions that pure environmental accounts cannot. It makes for a worthwhile read.In reply to an earlier reviewer, I would note that the past month has seen announcements concerning potential marker genes for bipolar disorder and depression-triggers, lending some credence to the premise of the book.
Detailed, scholarly, but fully accessible for lay readers .
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Students, clinicians and researchers who study the genetic roots of mental disease will find this an involving overview which provides a comprehensive introduction to psychiatric genetics. From the contributions of genes and environment to mental health to genetic predispositions and transmission links, Genetics of Mental Disorders offers chapters which sound detailed and involved, but which can be absorbed by lay readers.
I believe that this book is useful for me
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
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