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Looking at My Genes: What Can They Tell Me About My Mental …

(4 days ago) Genes are segments of DNA found in almost every cell and are passed down from parents to children. Some diseases are caused by genetic mutation(s) or by a permanent change in one or more specific g… See more

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/looking-at-my-genes

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Genes and Mental Illness — Department of Psychiatry

(6 days ago) WEBGenes and Mental Illness. New research shows our genes influence the way our brains are ‘wired up’ in childhood making us more vulnerable to a range of mental …

https://www.psych.ox.ac.uk/news/genes-and-mental-illness

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New insights from the last decade of research in psychiatric …

(3 days ago) WEBDespite the substantial progress in the discovery of genetic variants influencing risk of mental illness in the last decade, psychiatric genetics is still in its early …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9840515/

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Is Mental Illness Genetic? What the Research Says

(5 days ago) WEBMental illness affects how people behave, think, and feel, which can impact many areas of a person's life, including their ability to work, cope with challenges, and relate to others. If you have a family …

https://www.verywellmind.com/is-mental-illness-genetic-what-the-research-says-6752828

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How genes and life events affect mood and depression - Harvard …

(4 days ago) WEBThis may explain why depression persists in the human gene pool. In addition, a person’s genes may affect brain development over time, including how the …

https://www.health.harvard.edu/depression/how-genes-and-life-events-affect-mood-and-depression

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Looking at My Genes: What Can They Tell Me About My Mental …

(6 days ago) WEBThis fact sheet provides information on how you can look at your family health history and your genes to determine your personal risk of developing a mental disorder. It …

https://infocenter.nimh.nih.gov/publications/looking-my-genes-what-can-they-tell-me-about-my-mental-health

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Gene Readouts Contribute To Distinctness of Mental Disorders

(8 days ago) WEBNIH researchers take “deep dive” into brain’s transcriptome. February 9, 2021 • Press Release. A new study suggests that differences in the expression of gene transcripts – readouts copied from DNA that help maintain and build our cells – may hold the key to understanding how mental disorders with shared genetic risk factors result in …

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2021/gene-readouts-contribute-to-distinctness-of-mental-disorders

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The quest to learn if our brain’s mutations affect …

(7 days ago) WEBThe quest to understand how mosaic gene mutations might influence psychiatric disease stretches much further back than the work of scientists such as McConnell. He notes that decades ago “people

https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/08/25/1031729/brain-mutation-genes-mental-health/

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From genetics to biology: advancing mental health research in the

(9 days ago) WEBThe Genomics Workgroup of the National Advisory Mental Health Council (NAMHC) recently issued a set of recommendations for advancing the NIMH psychiatric …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-019-0445-x

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Genetics and Mental Illness Psychology Today

(8 days ago) WEBWe’ve known for a long time, from twin studies, that all major psychiatric disorders have a heritable component. Anxiety disorders, PTSD, OCD, and major depressive disorder are about 20-45%

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201909/genetics-and-mental-illness

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The biological basis of mental illness - Nature

(Just Now) WEBGlobally, the burden of depression and other mental-health conditions is on the rise. In North America and Europe alone, mental illness accounts for up to 40% of all years lost to disability

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00521-2

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Genetics and Mental Disorders: Report of the National Institute

(1 days ago) WEBCreating and Analyzing Large, Well-documented Samples. Recommendation 1: NIMH staff should draft a policy for the National Advisory Mental Health Council’s consideration …

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/advisory-boards-and-groups/namhc/reports/genetics-and-mental-disorders-report-of-the-national-institute-of-mental-healths-genetics-workgroup

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Genes To Mental Health (G2MH): A Framework to Map the …

(1 days ago) WEBThe Genes to Mental Health Network (G2MH) is a newly funded National Institute of Mental Health initiative that will collect, share, and analyze large-scale data sets …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35236119/

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The New Genetics of Mental Illness Scientific American

(8 days ago) WEBProduct of Parenting Certain parenting practices can profoundly shape a child’s emotional development and mental health—and some evidence suggests they …

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-new-genetics-of-mental-illness/

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Common Genetic Factors Found in 5 Mental Disorders

(Just Now) WEBThe research received primary funding from NIH’s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), along with other NIH components. As reported online in the …

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/common-genetic-factors-found-5-mental-disorders

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Nature, nurture, and mental health Part 1: The influence of …

(3 days ago) WEBMental disorders are often caused by a combination of, and interaction between, genetic, psychological, biological, and environmental factors ( ). The first 3 refer to the personal …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8922370/

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Are Mental Illnesses Genetic? What's the Full Story? - Healthline

(Just Now) WEBBipolar disorder is a mental illness characterized by extreme mood swings that alternate between mania (or hypomania) and depression. It affects 2.6% of …

https://www.healthline.com/health/are-mental-illness-genetic

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Genes Behind Depression Could Pave Way for Other Mental …

(9 days ago) WEBThe study shows that a total of 11,700 genetic risk variants can explain 90 per cent of the heritability of depression, making depression one of the most complex …

https://neurosciencenews.com/genetics-mental-health-depression-23851/

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Looking at My Genes - National Institutes of Health

(8 days ago) WEBResearch conducted and funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has found that many mental disorders are caused by a combination of biological, …

https://infocenter.nimh.nih.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/looking-at-my-genes-what-can-they-tell-me-about-my-mental-health.pdf

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Genes, Environment, and Mental Health Wellness

(8 days ago) WEBFrom table 3 in the article by Kendler et al. we see that the influence of genes on wellness is relatively low (ranging from 0.16 to 0.49 on a scale of 0 to 1) compared to the known …

https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.4.489

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Genetics and Health - Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment

(4 days ago) WEB3. Genetics and Health. Although there are many possible causes of human disease, family history is often one of the strongest risk factors for common disease …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK19932/

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Do our genes play a role in depression? - The University of Sydney

(Just Now) WEBMany people working clinically in mental health Some genes affect things such as personality. Some affect how we interact with our environments.

https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2024/04/29/do-our-genes-play-a-role-in-depression--.html

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Shared genetic architecture between mental health and the brain

(5 days ago) WEBMOSTest revealed 10 significant (P < 5e-8) loci across the 13 previously identified profiles of mental health (Fig. 1).FUMA and its positional mapping tool revealed 48 genes associated with these loci (See Suppl. Table 1), that were linked by MAGMA to (among other anatomical structures and tissues) a number of brain structures such as …

https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-023-04905-7

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This Is How Genes Can Affect Mental Health - Genomind

(3 days ago) WEBIn fact, your genes can affect how your brain functions and how your body reacts to mental health medications. More specifically, your genetic makeup, or …

https://genomind.com/patients/this-is-how-genes-can-affect-mental-health/

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A Genetic Mutation That Can Affect Mental & Physical Health

(6 days ago) WEBKey points. Mental health issues associated with a MTHFR mutation include depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and ADHD. Up to 40% of the population …

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-integrationist/201409/genetic-mutation-can-affect-mental-physical-health

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