Psychiatric genetics : applications in clinical practice / edited by Jordan W. Smoller, Beth Rosen Sheidley, Ming T. Tsuang.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smoller, Jordan W., 1961-

Sheidley, Beth Rosen, 1968-

Tsuang, Ming T., 1931-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental illness--Genetic aspects.

Mental illness.

Genetic counseling--Psychological aspects.

Genetic counseling.

Mental Disorders--genetics.

Genetic Counseling--psychology.

Mental Disorders--epidemiology.

Medical Subjects:

Mental Disorders--genetics.

Genetic Counseling--psychology.

Mental Disorders--epidemiology.

Physical Description:

xiii, 323 pages : illustrations (partly color) ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Pub., [2008]

Summary:

Psychiatric Genetics is the first book to focus on clinical applications of genetics in psychiatry. It covers issues involved in genetic counseling, the interpretation of familial and genetic information for clinical use, information regarding risks associated with specific psychiatric disorders, and the uses of genetic testing. Written explicitly for practitioners, it offers a clinically relevant resource to help readers interpret the often bewildering flood of information about genetics and to facilitate responding to patients' requests to predict the risk of recurrence of psychiatric illness or provide information about reproductive and pregnancy-related issues.

The book first presents a framework for understanding and critically evaluating psychiatric genetic research literature, then provides guidelines for genetic counseling. Subsequent chapters summarize genetic aspects of major psychiatric conditions-as well as neuropsychiatric manifestations of other genetic disorders. Risk/benefit considerations related to medication use during pregnancy are then presented. Coverage of ethical, legal, and social implications illustrates the dilemmas that arise with advances in genetic research. Whether used as a clinical guide, reference, or ancillary text, Psychiatric Genetics provides the most up-to-date source on the impact of this growing field on everyday psychiatric practice.

Contents:

Psychiatric genetics: a primer / Stephen J. Glatt, Stephen V. Faraone, and Ming T. Tsuang

Principles of genetic counseling / Holly L. Peay and Beth Rosen Sheidley

Risk communication: simple tools to foster understanding / Stephanie Kurzenhäuser and Anja Dieckmann

Genetics of childhood-onset psychiatric disorders / S. Evelyn Stewart and David L. Pauls

Genetics of schizophrenia and psychotic disorders / Anne S. Bassett, Eva W.C. Chow, and Kathleen A. Hodgkinson

Genetics of mood and anxiety disorders / Jordan W. Smoller

Genetics of Alzheimer's disease / Matthew B. McQueen and Deborah Blacker

Neuropsychiatric aspects of genetic disorders / Christine T. Finn

Perinatal psychiatry and teratogenicity / Alexia Koukopolous ... [et al.]

Ethical, legal, and social implications of psychiatric genetics and genetic counseling / Steven K. Hoge and Paul S. Appelbaum

The road ahead / Jordan W. Smoller and Bruce R. Korf.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781585622061

1585622060

OCLC:

172979776