Sunday, July 21, 2013

Can We Continue to Blame Genes for Mental Illness?

Screencap from the article from Big Think
As I re-examine my course and content, I was going over the genetics and biological predisposition with genetics at the fore to describe the causal factors of depression and schizophrenia.

I was reexamining the information on the twin studies.  The texts I was reading gave great props to the twin studies.

This morning, I ran across this article on Big Think. Both the article and comments make for some fascinating reading.

The title of the post was "Mental Illness: It's Not in Your Genes"

posted by Chuck Schallhorn
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1 comment:

  1. InquisitorMJuly 23, 2013 at 7:52 AM

    Have you ever come across a series called 'The Bomb in the Brain' by Stephan Molyneux of Free Domain Radio?

    It contains a long talk with a doctor involved in the 'Adverse Childhood Experiences' study, which you may find interesting, if only as a point of conflicting opinion.

    -Scott

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