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Genetic Approaches in the Prevention of Mental Disorders

Proceedings of the joint-meeting organized by the World Health Organization and the Fondation Ipsen in Paris, May 29–30, 1989

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Victor Bulyzhenkov

    1. Hereditory Diseases Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva 27, Switzerland

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  2. Yves Christen

    1. Fondation IPSEN pour la Recherche Therapeutique, Paris Cedex, France

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  3. Leonid Prilipko

    1. Division of Mental Health, World Health Organization, Geneva 27, Switzerland

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Table of contents (12 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Diagnosis and Classification of Mental Disorders in Relation to Molecular Research

    • A. Bertelsen
    Pages 1-11

  3. Genetic Epidemiology Strategies in Psychiatric Diseases

    • F. Clerget-Darpoux
    Pages 12-23

  4. Genetic Linkage in Schizophrenia: Perspectives from Genetic Epidemiology

    • M. McGue, I. I. Gottesman
    Pages 24-38

  5. New Genetic Strategies in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

    • J. Mendlewicz
    Pages 39-44

  6. Strategies for Understanding the Role of Gene Defects in the Pathogenesis of Mental Disorders

    • F. E. Bloom
    Pages 45-56

  7. The Identification of Genes which Cause or Predispose to Mental Illness

    • R. Williamson, A. M. Goate
    Pages 57-64

  8. Molecular Approaches Toward the Isolation of the Huntington’s Disease Gene

    • G. Bates, H. Lehrach
    Pages 65-73

  9. Impact of Environmental Mutagens on Mental Health

    • R. J. Šrám, B. Binková, J. A. Gebhart
    Pages 74-80

  10. Development of an Infrastructure for Molecular Genetic Analysis in Psychiatry

    • M. Smith, S. Potkin
    Pages 81-83

  11. Status of Human Genetics and Genetic Psychiatric Research in India

    • S. S. Agarwal, B. B. Sethi
    Pages 84-91

  12. Ethical Issues in the Application of Knowledge from Molecular Genetics to Mental Disorders

    • D. C. Wertz
    Pages 92-106

  13. The Potential and the Pitfalls of Molecular Genetics for Psychiatry: An Overview

    • R. M. Murray, M. Gill
    Pages 107-115

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 117-119
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At least 40 million people in the worId suffer from the most severe forms of mental disorder such as schizophrenia and some 300 million more are affected by less severe but still incapacitating forms of these conditions, including, for example, drug and alcohol dependence and the consequences of brain trauma. The enor­ mous magnitude of human suffering and the economic losses usually linked of these disorders make them a problem of major public health importance. Recent years have brought with them scientific discoveries which have made it possible to successfully treat most mental disorders and to prevent many others. Some of them, however, cannot be prevented on the basis of today's knowledge, and their treatment remains palliative: further progress in their management awaits an improvement in our understanding of mechanisms by which they come into existence and of factors which influence their course. Recent years have also seen a significant increase in knowledge about genetic factors influencing the occurrence and course of a variety of diseases, for example, cystic fibrosis, Duchenne type muscular dystrophy, thalassemia, and hyperten­ sion. Some of this knowledge and some of the methods that have been developed to obtain it could have direct relevance to the search for a c1earer comprehension of the pathogenesis of mental disorder.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Hereditory Diseases Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva 27, Switzerland

    Victor Bulyzhenkov

  • Fondation IPSEN pour la Recherche Therapeutique, Paris Cedex, France

    Yves Christen

  • Division of Mental Health, World Health Organization, Geneva 27, Switzerland

    Leonid Prilipko

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Genetic Approaches in the Prevention of Mental Disorders

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the joint-meeting organized by the World Health Organization and the Fondation Ipsen in Paris, May 29–30, 1989

  • Editors: Victor Bulyzhenkov, Yves Christen, Leonid Prilipko

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07421-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-07423-7Published: 23 August 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-07421-3Published: 17 April 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 119

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Neurology, Psychiatry

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