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The Uses of Pharmacogenetic Testing

October 1, 2014

Steven Hamilton, PhD, MD.

Psychiatrist, The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser-Permanente San Francisco Medical Center, Clinical faculty, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Hamilton has disclosed that he is an unpaid scientific advisor to 23andMe, which offers a commercial genome test. Dr. Balt has reviewed this interview and found no evidence of bias in this educational activity.

Get insight into the uses of pharmacogenetic testing in psychiatry, in an interview with psychiatrist Steven Hamilton, MD, PhD.

Psychological Evaluation of Patients Prior to Bariatric Surgery

April 21, 2014

Jay Coburn, MA, MS

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The Growing Epidemic of Pediatric Obesity

April 21, 2014

Stephenie Wallace, MD

We are all increasingly asked to identify, assess, and treat overweight and obese children and adolescents. What’s behind what many see as a growing epidemic of childhood obesity in the US? And what are the most effective pscyhosocial interventions for these children?Research has shown that multiple factors play a role...

You are What is Eating You—The Genetics, Environment, and Behavior of Obesity

April 21, 2014

Meredith C. Hitch, MD

It is a sobering fact that more than a third of America’s adults are obese, along with nearly 18% of US children. Weight gain is more complex than a simple mathematical equation (Caloric Intake > Caloric Expenditure = Weight Gain).A constellation of genetics, environment, and behavior contribute to obesity. In...

Children of Young Moms or Old Dads Most Likely to Develop Psychiatric Disorders

March 1, 2014

People born to women between the ages of 12 and 19 or to men over the age of 45 are at the greatest risk for developing psychiatric disorders, according to the results of a Danish population-based study of close to three million people born between 1955 and 2006.

Is Pharmacogenetic Testing Used—and Useful—in Clinical Practice?

February 1, 2012

Glen Spielmans, PhD

Glen Spielmans, PhD Associate professor of psychology, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN Glen Spielmans, PhD, has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

For years, we have read articles about the promise of pharmacogenetic testing to help us choose and monitor medication treatment.

Genes Plus Environment in Psychiatry: View Positive Studies Skeptically

January 1, 2012

Glen Spielmans, PhD

Glen Spielmans, PhD Associate professor of psychology, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN Glen Spielmans, PhD, has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Common sense dictates that genetic predispositions probably interact with life stressors to influence our mental health. Plenty of research has been published to evaluate whether this is actually true, but findings have been mixed.