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Genetics: the implications for forensic psychiatry
- Authors:
- JONES Gaynor, OWEN Michael J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (The), 15(4), December 2004, pp.696-704.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
In 1953, Crick and Watson described the structure of DNA; the sequence of which holds the blueprint for all proteins involved in cellular structure and function, and which allows the transmission of genetic differences from one generation to the next. Understanding how genetic variation influences susceptibility to disease and individual differences in a variety of traits is now a major goal of genetics research. It is hoped that this will eventually lead to more effective ways to treat and prevent many of the major afflictions of mankind. In some disorders such as Cystic Fibrosis or Huntington's disease, the disease process can be attributed to a single gene mutation. However, most common disorders and traits are more complex and are likely to involve a number of genes, environmental factors and the interplay between them. Indeed this appears to be the case for many psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, alcoholism, substance misuse, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. In recent years many susceptibility loci or genes have been identified for a number of psychiatric disorders often failing to be replicated in subsequent studies. However emerging through the copious databases and publications, some susceptibility loci are showing some consistency in replication studies. Genes are also seemingly important in a number of behavioural traits including aspects of personality and cognitive abilities, which though not disorders themselves, may influence susceptibility to mental illness and maladaptive behaviours. Howwever, yet again genes are only part of the story, and it is by understanding the interplay between genes and the environment that researchers are likely to discover the key processes involved.
Learning to use humour in psychotherapy
- Author:
- ORITZ Camilo
- Journal article citation:
- Clinical Supervisor (The), 19(1), 2000, pp.191-197.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The use of humor in psychotherapy is a controversial topic, with some therapists supporting its use and others warning against its risks. For therapists in training, using humour and lightheartedness effectively can be particularly difficult because of the anxiety that most beginning therapists feel. However, humour can be useful for trainees precisely because it helps to reduce the self-doubt that is common among beginners. In this paper the author discusses how the use of humour was employed to help a client with obsessive compulsive disorder.
Mental health and growing up: factsheets for parents, teachers and young people
- Editor:
- TUFNELL Guinevere
- Publisher:
- Gaskell
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 36 factsheets in pack.
- Place of publication:
- London
Factsheets on children and young people and their mental health. Factsheets aimed at parents include: the restless and excitable young child; discipline; tantrums; behaviour problems; attention deficit problems; hyperactivity; sleep problems; children who soil or wet themselves; children who do not go to school; learning difficulties; autism and Asperger's syndrome; worries and anxieties; divorce or separation; death in the family; parental mental illness; violence in the home; bullying; child abuse and neglect; traumatic stress in children; schizophrenia; bipolar affective disorder; obsessive compulsive disorder; eating disorders; long illnesses; medically unexplained physical symptoms; chronic fatigue syndrome; and alcohol and drugs. Factsheets aimed at young people are: coping with stress; serious mental illness; depression and how to recognise it and get help; worries about weight; drug and alcohol misuse; and how child and adolescent psychiatrists can help.
Handbook of serious emotional disturbance in children and adolescents
- Editors:
- MARSH Diane, FRISTAD Mary
- Publisher:
- John Wiley
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 509p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- New York
The book presents current theory, research, practice, and policy concerning serious emotional disturbance (SED) and highlights opportunities for practitioners to serve this large and vulnerable population. As many as one in five children has a diagnosable mental disorder, yet many go undiagnosed and receive little or no treatment for their problems, which can worsen with age. The book underscores the need for competence in children’s mental health services, and includes the voices of adolescents and college students with early-onset mental disorders. Specific SED disorders and their evidence-based treatments are explored, including autism, substance abuse, anxiety disorders, ADHD, psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and suicidal behaviour. Topics examined include systems of care, where home-based treatment is addressed, as well as collaborative models for working with families that have a child diagnosed with SED. Also included are discussions of school-based intensive mental health treatment and the role of the primary health care system in SED, as well as empirically supported family- and community-based interventions contributed by researchers and clinicians in the field.