Principles of Psychiatric Genetics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521896498)

Disorders of behavior represent some of the most common and disabling diseases affecting humankind; however, despite their worldwide distribution, genetic influences on these illnesses are often overlooked by families and mental health professionals. Psychiatric genetics is a rapidly advancing field, elucidating the varied roles of specific genes and their interactions in brain development and dysregulation. Principles of Psychiatric Genetics includes 22 disorder-based chapters covering, amongst other conditions, schizophrenia, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, Alzheimer's disease, learning and developmental disorders, eating disorders and personality disorders. Supporting chapters focus on issues of genetic epidemiology, molecular and statistical methods, pharmacogenetics, epigenetics, gene expression studies, online genetic databases and ethical issues. Written by an international team of contributors, and fully updated with the latest results from genome-wide association studies, this comprehensive text is an indispensable reference for psychiatrists, neurologists, psychologists and anyone involved in psychiatric genetic studies.

Author: John I. Nurnberger Jr
ISBN-10: 0521896495
ISBN-13: 9780521896498
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/13/2012
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.35lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.30w x 1.00d