Although extensive research has already been done on the genetic bases of psychiatric
disorders, little is known about polygenetic influences in posttraumatic stress disorder …

Over the past few years, considerable interest has been paid to the way in which social
expectations (hopes, hypes, fears) about new genomic technologies help shape, and in …

In the past century, nearly all of the biological sciences have been directly affected by
discoveries and developments in genetics, a fast-evolving subject with important theoretical …

There is a long tradition that seeks to understand the impact of culture on the causes, form,
treatment, and outcome of psychiatric disorders. An early, colonialist literature attributed …

Después de señalar la incertidumbre y confusión a la que ha llevado la investigación
neurobiológica de la esquizofrenia, como muestran y reconocen revisiones recientes, se …

Background While it is clearly admitted that normal behavioural development is determined
by the interplay of genetic and environmental influences, this is much less the case for …

In this article, the authors take a very conservative view of the contribution of animal models
to an understanding of human development. We do not think that homologies can be readily …

Background Objective Method Results Conclusions The origins of mental disorders arise
often in childhood. Early life is a period of unique sensitivity with long lasting effects on …

Companion to Primary Care Mental Health is the result of a major collaboration of an
international group of general practitioners, psychiatrists, policy-makers, mental health …

Recently genetic determinist claims have reappeared in the explanation of human
psychology and to some extent they even made their way into explanations of social …