Psychiatric disorders are among the most intractable enigmas in medicine. In the past 5
years, there has been unprecedented progress on the genetics of many of these conditions …

Studies of the genetics of psychiatric disorders have become one of the most exciting and
fast-moving areas in human genetics. A decade ago, there were few reproducible findings …

The reputation of the field of psychiatric genetics has recently become tarnished in the view
of many human geneticists. Too many linked loci were claimed and withdrawn, too many …

For over a century, psychiatric disorders have been defined by expert opinion and clinical
observation. The modern DSM has relied on a consensus of experts to define categorical …

Psychiatric genetics has made substantial progress in the last decade, providing new
insights into the genetic etiology of psychiatric disorders, and paving the way for precision …

Genetic influences play a significant role in risk for psychiatric disorders, prompting
numerous endeavors to further understand their underlying genetic architecture. In this …

Several psychiatric disorders—such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and autism—are
highly heritable, yet identifying their genetic basis has been challenging, with most …

Psychiatric genetics has taught us a great deal about the nature of psychiatric disorders.
Traditional family, twin and adoption studies have demonstrated the substantial role of …

Over the last decade, genome-wide association studies of psychiatric disorders have
identified numerous significant loci. Whereas these studies initially depended on cohorts …

Psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder,
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder are common and result …