In a paper, published in the October 2005 issue of the Journal of Genetic Counseling (Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 329-340), the findings of the research to elucidate the nature of environmental vulnerability factors involved in Schizophrenia, a common complex disorder characterized by psychosis, cognitive dysfunction and negative symptoms, are presented. The limitations of the findings and implications of these advances for genetic counseling practice are also discussed.
Author contact: Jehannine Austin (Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C, Canada; EPI Program, Peace Arch Hospital, 15521 Russell Avenue, White Rock, B.C, V4B 2R4) E-mail: jcaustin@interchange.ubc.ca Abstract available online. (C) Journal of Genetic Counseling. Posted by: Tressie Dalaya
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