Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have ushered in a new era of reproducible
discovery in psychiatric genetics. The field has now identified hundreds of common genetic …

The widespread comorbidity among psychiatric disorders demonstrated in epidemiological
studies,,,–is mirrored by non-zero, positive genetic correlations from large-scale genetic …

Background There is urgent need for new medications for psychiatric disorders. Mental
illness is expected to become the leading cause of disability worldwide by 2030. Yet, the last …

Several risk factors of children's mental health issues have been identified during the
pandemic of COronaVIrus Disease first appeared in 2019 (COVID-19). This study aims to fill …

Interest in the cerebellum is expanding given evidence of its contributions to cognition and
emotion, and dysfunction in various psychopathologies. However, research into its genetic …

Abstract Schizophrenia (SCZ), bipolar disorder (BD), and major depressive disorder (MDD)
are heritable psychiatric disorders with partially overlapping genetic liability. Shared and …

Schizophrenia is believed to be a neurodevelopmental disease with high heritability.
Differential diagnosis is often challenging, especially in early phases, namely with other …

Alterations in the expression of genes encoding proteins involved in synapse formation,
maturation, and function are a hallmark of many neurodevelopmental and psychiatric …

Neuropsychiatric disorders are highly heritable polygenic disorders arising from the complex
interplay of highly penetrant rare variants and common variants of small effect. There is a …

Existing evidence suggests that the group III metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) gene
variations are involved in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but few studies …