Addition of chemical tags on the DNA and modification of histone proteins impart a distinct
feature on chromatin architecture. With the advancement in scientific research, the key …

Psychotic syndromes can be understood as disorders of adaptation to social context.
Although heritability is often emphasized, onset is associated with environmental factors …

Current diagnostic systems for mental disorders were established before the tools of
neuroscience were available, and although they have improved the reliability of psychiatric …

Objective To review the literature on psychological and biological findings on resilience (ie
the successful adaptation and swift recovery after experiencing life adversities) at the level of …

Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are highly debilitating psychiatric conditions
that lack a clear etiology and exhibit polygenic inheritance underlain by pleiotropic genes …

BACKGROUND: Patients with bipolar disorder are known to be at high risk of premature
death. Comorbid cardio-vascular diseases are a leading cause of excess mortality, well …

This paper reviews publications on developmental trajectories of disruptive behaviour (DB)
problems (aggression, opposition‐defiance, rule breaking, and stealing‐vandalism) over the …

Why do we grow up to look, act, and feel as we do? Through most of the twentieth century,
scientists and laypeople answered this question by referring to two factors alone: our …

Epigenetic modifications are increasingly recognized to play a role in the etiology and
pathophysiology of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders with developmental …

Major depression, because of its recurring and life-threatening nature, is one of the top 10
diseases for global disease burden. Major depression is still diagnosed on the basis of …