Research advances in genetics and genomics : implications for psychiatry
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Research advances in genetics and genomics : implications for psychiatry
American Psychiatric Pub., c2005
- : pbk
Available at / 2 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
Selected articles reprinted from v. 160, April 2003, of the American journal of psychiatry
Chapter 2, "Psychiatric genetics,"is reprinted from v. 162, no. 1, January 2005, of the American journal of psychiatry
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Research Advances in Genetics and Genomics: Implications for Psychiatry introduces mental health professionals to exciting breakthroughs in endophenotypes, animal models, microarrays, and genetic mapping, as well as general strategies for identifying the genetic mechanisms of mental illnesses.
Uniquely valuable both as summary and signpost, this concise volume provides a fascinating overview of recent cutting-edge developments in the application of molecular genetics, genomics, and proteomics to the study of psychiatric populations.
By reading Research Advances in Genetics and Genomics, you will gain a better understanding of
* Psychiatric Genetics-Reviews and assesses the major research paradigms that have emerged in the field of psychiatric genetics over the several past decades, exploring the major conceptual and philosophical issues they pose and the value of their integration.
* Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids-An overview of the double-helix discovery and provides a context for current endeavors, the original one-page April 1953 Nature paper by Watson and Crick, which sparked a revolution in the life sciences.
* Psychiatry in the Genomics Era-Posits that one of the most important consequences of genomics will be the development of individualized treatments that allow a clinician to tailor therapy on the basis of the unique genotype of each patient rather than on the mean responses of groups of unrelated patients.
* The Genomics Revolution-Details the implications of the genome for future medical practice, including the potential for developing methods and tools to better understand, treat, and prevent major mental disorders.
* The Endophenotype Concept in Psychiatry-Explains the etymology and strategy behind the use of endophenotypes in neuropsychiatric research and, more generally, in research on other diseases with complex genetics, such as schizophrenia.
* The Genes and Brains of Mice and Men-Shows why a detailed assessment of brain function in mice is so important for advancing psychiatric research in humans. Humans and mice share numerous features-in fact, for an estimated 99% of human genes a mouse version may be identified-of brain organization and behavioral responses to many pharmacological agents.
* Microarray Technology-Asserts that microarrays present a methodology for identifying genes or pathways for new and unique potential drug targets, determining premorbid diagnosis, predicting drug responsiveness for individual patients, and, eventually, initiating gene therapy and prevention strategies.
Meticulously referenced, this volume is exceptionally useful as a starting point for understanding the impact of genetics and genomics on psychiatry, serving to introduce psychiatrists, psychologists, neurologists, and geneticists to this exciting field.
Table of Contents
Contributors
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1. Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
Chapter 2. Psychiatric Genetics: A Methodologic Critique
Chapter 3. Psychiatry in the Genomics Era
Chapter 4. Will the Genomics Revolution Revolutionize Psychiatry?
Chapter 5. The Endophenotype Concept in Psychiatry: Etymology and Strategic Intentions
Chapter 6. The Genes and Brains of Mice and Men
Chapter 7. Microarray Technology: A Review of New Strategies to Discover Candidate Vulnerability Genes in Psychiatric Disorders
Afterword
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"
