Recent research in psychiatric genetics has led to a move away from simple diathesis-stress
models to more complex models of psychopathology incorporating a focus on gene …

The science behind psychotherapy has garnered considerable interest, as objective
measures are being developed to map the patient's subjective change over the course of …

Mental disorders are highly complex and multifactorial in origin, comprising an elaborate
interplay of genetic and environmental factors. Epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA …

Recent advances in genetics, and new applications of evolutionary biology, are transforming
psychology and psychiatry. The purpose of this article is to review and synthesize the …

Quantitative genetics, using data from twin and adoptee studies, has shown substantial
genetic influences on all forms of psychiatric disorder; however, with just a few exceptions …

BackgroundPolarisation of biological and psychosocial aspects of psychiatry has promoted
a form of Cartesian dualism. Current knowledge of the interaction between biology and …

Neurogenetics research has begun to advance our understanding of how genetic variation
gives rise to individual differences in brain function, which, in turn, shapes behavior and risk …

BACKGROUND The rationale for this work came from the gene–environment interaction
literature, which has shown that differential susceptibility to the environment is at least partly …

New discoveries about the genetic underpinnings of many kinds of human experience are
now continually being made. This book explores the impact of these discoveries on the ways …

This article highlights the defining principles, progress, and future directions in epigenetics
research in relation to this Special Issue. Exciting studies in the fields of neuroscience …