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  2. Psychiatric genetics - Wikipedia

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    Having a close family member affected by a mental illness is the largest known risk factor, to date. [6] However, linkage analysis and genome-wide association studies have found few reproducible risk factors. [1] Heterogeneity is an important factor to consider when dealing with genetics. Two types of heterogeneity have been identified in ...

  3. Epigenetics of anxiety and stress–related disorders - Wikipedia

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    Epigenetics of anxiety and stress–related disorders is the field studying the relationship between epigenetic modifications of genes and anxiety and stress-related disorders, including mental health disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and more.

  4. Biological psychiatry - Wikipedia

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    Biological psychiatry or biopsychiatry is an approach to psychiatry that aims to understand mental disorder in terms of the biological function of the nervous system.It is interdisciplinary in its approach and draws on sciences such as neuroscience, psychopharmacology, biochemistry, genetics, epigenetics and physiology to investigate the biological bases of behavior and psychopathology.

  5. Causes of mental disorders - Wikipedia

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    Risk factors for mental illness include psychological trauma, adverse childhood experiences, genetic predisposition, and personality traits. [7] [8] Correlations between mental disorders and substance use are also found to have a two way relationship, in that substance use can lead to the development of mental disorders and having mental disorders can lead to substance use/abuse.

  6. A bench and a grandmother's ear: Zimbabwe’s novel mental ...

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    After her son, the family’s shining light and only breadwinner, was arrested last year, Tambudzai Tembo went into meltdown. In Zimbabwe, where clinical mental health services are scarce, her ...

  7. The One Thing That's More Important for Longevity Than Your Genes

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    Dr. Nandi says that research suggests that genes account for approximately 20 to 30% of longevity, while lifestyle and environmental factors make up the remaining 70 to 80%. “This means that ...

  8. List of genetic disorders - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of genetic disorders and if known, type of mutation and for the chromosome involved. Although the parlance "disease-causing gene" is common, it is the occurrence of an abnormality in the parents that causes the impairment to develop within the child.

  9. TikTokker reveals how DNA test may have solved a notorious ...

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    "Little did I know," she said with a chuckle -- cutting to how a year later a detective from the Michigan State Police called her at work, scaring her that she could be in trouble.