Mental Disorders - Genetics
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Monday, November 23, 2009

From age correction to genome-wide association.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: Eric Strömgren was one of the pioneers of psychiatric genetics and family studies. There has now been an explosion of interest in this field and research progress, including linkage and association studies, whole genome genotyping, copy ... Read more...

Understanding the role of DISC1 in psychiatric disease and during normal development.

12 Oct 2009 The biology of schizophrenia is complex with multiple hypotheses (dopamine, glutamate, neurodevelopmental) well supported to underlie the disease. Pathways centered on the risk factor "disrupted in schizophrenia 1" (DISC1) may be able to explain and ... Read more...

Familial aggregation of suicide explained by cluster B traits: a three-group family study of suicide controlling for major depressive disorder.

13 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: There is substantial evidence suggesting that suicide aggregates in families. However, the extent of overlap between the liability to suicide and psychiatric disorders, particularly major depressive disorder, remains an important issue. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mental Disorders - Genetics'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• From age correction to genome-wide association. 30 Oct 2009
• Understanding the role of DISC1 in psychiatric disease and during normal development. 12 Oct 2009
• Familial aggregation of suicide explained by cluster B traits: a three-group family study of suicide controlling for major depressive disorder. 13 Sep 2009
• [Regulation of neuronal gene expression by DNA topoisomerase IIbeta] 30 Aug 2009
• The human serotonin transporter gene explains why some populations are more optimistic? 30 Aug 2009
• Epigenetics and methylomics in psychiatry. 30 Aug 2009
• Gene-environment-wide interaction studies in psychiatry. 30 Aug 2009
• Genetics and psychiatry: time for a multidimensional approach? 19 Aug 2009
• Genetics and neuropsychiatric disorders: genome-wide, yet narrow. 30 Jul 2009
• Genetics and neuropsychiatric disorders: treatment during adulthood. 30 Jul 2009
• Childhood motor coordination and adult schizophrenia spectrum disorders. 13 Jul 2009
• Serotonin receptor 2C and mental disorders: genetic, expression and RNA editing studies. 8 Jul 2009
• A triplet repeat expansion genetic mouse model of infantile spasms syndrome, Arx(GCG)10+7, with interneuronopathy, spasms in infancy, persistent seizures, and adult cognitive and behavioral impairment. 6 Jul 2009
• Focus on HTR2C: A possible suggestion for genetic studies of complex disorders. 3 Jul 2009
• Simultaneous analysis of the behavioural phenotype, physical factors, and parenting stress in people with Cornelia de Lange syndrome. 29 Jun 2009
• Monoamine oxidase a promoter gene associated with problem behavior in adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities. 29 Jun 2009
• Rethinking environmental contributions to child and adolescent psychopathology: a meta-analysis of shared environmental influences. 29 Jun 2009
• Journeys in complex genetics: music and mental illness. 29 Jun 2009
• Pharmacogenetics of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and associated adverse drug reactions. 29 Jun 2009
• Thyroid disorders in mental patients. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Mental Disorders'

Definition: Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function.

Descriptor UI: D001523

Alternative terms: Mental Disorders; Disorder, Mental; Disorders, Mental; Mental Disorder; Diagnosis, Psychiatric; Psychiatric Diagnosis; Behavior Disorders; Disorders, Behavior;

Related Mesh Headings: Mentally Ill Persons;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F03;

Online Note: pre-explosion = MENTAL DISORDERS (PX)

History Note: use pre-explosion 1974-97