How does the social environment 'get into the mind'? Epigenetics at the intersection of social and psychiatric epidemiology
The social environment plays a considerable role in determining major psychiatric disorders.
Emerging evidence suggests that features of the social environment modify gene expression …
Emerging evidence suggests that features of the social environment modify gene expression …
Mental illness as psychiatric disorder
This chapter describes how psychiatry defines and organizes psychiatric syndromes and
identifies the kinds of clinical features associated with the syndromes most relevant to …
identifies the kinds of clinical features associated with the syndromes most relevant to …
Population disparities in mental health: Insights from cultural neuroscience
JY Chiao, KD Blizinsky - American journal of public …, 2013 - ajph.aphapublications.org
By 2050, nearly 1 in 5 Americans (19%) will be an immigrant, including Hispanics, Blacks,
and Asians, compared to the 1 in 8 (12%) in 2005. They will vary in the extent to which they …
and Asians, compared to the 1 in 8 (12%) in 2005. They will vary in the extent to which they …
Etiology in psychiatry: embracing the reality of poly‐gene‐environmental causation of mental illness
Intriguing findings on genetic and environmental causation suggest a need to reframe the
etiology of mental disorders. Molecular genetics shows that thousands of common and rare …
etiology of mental disorders. Molecular genetics shows that thousands of common and rare …
The emerging field of human social genomics
GM Slavich, SW Cole - Clinical psychological science, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Although we generally experience our bodies as being biologically stable across time and
situations, an emerging field of research is demonstrating that external social conditions …
situations, an emerging field of research is demonstrating that external social conditions …
Ten good reasons to consider biological processes in prevention and intervention research
TP Beauchaine, E Neuhaus, SL Brenner… - Development and …, 2008 - cambridge.org
Most contemporary accounts of psychopathology acknowledge the importance of both
biological and environmental influences on behavior. In developmental psychopathology …
biological and environmental influences on behavior. In developmental psychopathology …
Overcoming social amnesia: The role for a social perspective in psychiatric research and practice
CI Cohen - Psychiatric Services, 2000 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Psychiatry's reliance on biological models has resulted increasingly in the social realm's
being dismissed or trivialized. The author examines the adverse consequences of this …
being dismissed or trivialized. The author examines the adverse consequences of this …
Mental health is biological health: Why tackling “diseases of the mind” is an imperative for biological anthropology in the 21st century
The germ theory of disease and the attendant public health initiatives, including sanitation,
vaccination, and antibiotic treatment, led to dramatic increases in global life expectancy. As …
vaccination, and antibiotic treatment, led to dramatic increases in global life expectancy. As …
Biological variables in psychopathology: A psychobiological perspective
DC Fowles - Comprehensive handbook of psychopathology, 1993 - Springer
In this chapter, we have reviewed the behavior genetic literature for a number of the major
forms of child and adult psychopathology, including schizophrenia, schizophrenia spectrum …
forms of child and adult psychopathology, including schizophrenia, schizophrenia spectrum …
The social causes of psychosis in North American psychiatry: a review of a disappearing literature
GE Jarvis - The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To review the North American literature with respect to the role of social factors in
the etiology of psychosis, including schizophrenia. Method: Relevant publications were …
the etiology of psychosis, including schizophrenia. Method: Relevant publications were …