The fascinating "Psychopathology in the Genome and Neuroscience
Era" brings together selected topics in psychiatric genetics,
epidemiology and prevention, and neuroscience and education. This
key reference integrates this information across the fields of
genetics, epidemiology, and neuroscience to arrive at an
understanding of where recent advances in genetics and
neuroscience& mdash;advances that promise to enhance our
understanding of human behavior and psychopathology& mdash;are
likely to influence psychopathology research and education in the
near future.
How will the field of psychopathology incorporate the coming
avalanche of information generated by these recent advances&
#63; The answer will influence not only how mental health
professionals diagnose and treat patients but also how the next
generation of professionals is trained.
Chapters in this exciting compilation are based on individual
talks by 20 international experts at the conceptual forefront of
their respective fields given at the March 2003 American
Psychopathological Association annual meeting. Organized into four
main sections& mdash;the future of psychiatric genetics,
diagnosis and prevention of psychiatric disorders, neurobiology and
psychiatric disorders, and the future of psychiatric education&
mdash; "Psychopathology in the Genome and Neuroscience Era" focuses
on a broad range of topics: The importance of a conceptual shift
from identifying major genes for mental disorders to gaining an
understanding of the role of which genes in which contexts, both
biological and environmental, confer susceptibility to or
protection from mental disorders or components thereof Historical
perspective of genesusceptibility to mental disorders, with the
same possibilities for use and misuse of genotype data as now exist
for significantly heritable traits such as intelligence, and for
borderline traits such as criminal behavior and alcoholism
Reconceptualization of medicine and medical diagnoses to include
molecular genetic components, including the importance of cell loss
and neurogenesis in mood disorders Major phenotypic problems
inherent in all attempts to measure psychopathology, starting with
how to achieve reliability, and how to advance from reliability to
validity in future revisions of DSM and ICD classifications Brain
structural abnormalities in mood disorders; physiological cell
death and whether or not this natural phenomenon can be converted
into a pathological process, including the importance of cell loss
and neurogenesis in mood disorders The influence of scientific
advances, workforce issues, and educational trends on psychiatric
training
"Psychopathology in the Genome and Neuroscience Era" is a
must-read reference work for anyone& mdash;practitioners,
residents, and students alike& mdash;interested in the future
of psychiatric genetics, epidemiology, and education.
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