Psychiatric genetic counseling (PGC) is gradually developing globally, with countries in
various stages of development. In some, PGC is established as a service or as part of …

Psychiatric genetic counseling (PGC) is an emerging specialty discipline within the genetic
counseling profession. A specialist PGC service was founded in 2012 in Vancouver …

Genetic counselling is not routinely offered for psychiatric disorders in the United Kingdom
through NHS regional clinical genetics departments. However, recent genomic advances …

People with psychiatric disorders and their family members have expressed interest in
receiving genetic counseling (GC). In February 2012, we opened the first (to our knowledge) …

Research in psychiatric genetics shows that many mental disorders commonly seen by
counselors are associated with the presence of specific genes. Although findings in gene …

Psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder, are
common conditions that arise as a result of complex and heterogeneous combinations of …

Abstract The XXth World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics (WCPG), sponsored by The
International Society of Psychiatric Genetics (ISPG) took place in Hamburg, Germany on …

Like other medical conditions, some psychiatric disorders are inherited, whereas others are
not. Human genetics research is moving at a rapid pace. Genes for over 450 genetic …

As more patients seek information about family risks of psychiatric illness--an interest likely
to increase as gene-identification studies are publicized--most psychiatrists agree it is their …

Genetic counseling is an important clinical service that is routinely offered to families
affected by genetic disorders or by complex disorders for which genetic testing is available. It …