Schizophrenia and Genetics

By Jay Joseph,

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Book description

Schizophrenia is a widely investigated psychiatric condition, and though there have been claims of gene "associations," decades of molecular genetic studies have failed to produce confirmed causative genes. In this book, Joseph focuses on the methodological shortcomings of schizophrenia genetic research.

His findings have major implications not only on how…

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1 author picked Schizophrenia and Genetics as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Psychiatric genetics is now entering its second century. Lifetimes of work, billions of dollars spent, and not a single finding that has benefitted a single patient anywhere in the world.

Moreover, these labors are a preposterous distraction from addressing the real causes of those complaints that fall under the diagnostic rubric of “mental illness” – abuse, trauma, loss, and so forth. It’s time to move on. 

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