Several Psychiatric Disorders Share The Same Root Cause, Study Suggests

Science shows various psychiatric disorders might have same cause

By Mark Johnson The Washington Post A sweeping new study of psychiatric and genetic records has the potential to change treatment for millions of psychiatric patients, finding that many conditions involve similar genes and may not need to be treated as distinct illnesses. In essence, the study suggests that bolstering the traditional emphasis on patient behavior with a deeper understanding of the biology of mental illness could lead to better tr…

Depression, anxiety and other disorders may have the same genetic cause, study finds

Psychiatric disorders share common genetic influences that may explain why mental conditions often occur together, according to new DNA research from Texas A&M University.

Several Psychiatric Disorders Share The Same Root Cause, Study Suggests

Researchers have discovered that eight different psychiatric conditions share a common genetic basis.

Depression, anxiety and other disorders may have the same genetic cause, study finds – Democratic Accent

Psychiatric disorders can share common genetic influences, which means parts of DNA can be at the root of more than one mental condition, new research has found. The study, led by researchers at Texas A&M University and published in Nature, could explain why many mental health conditions occur together, according to a press release. The researchers examined DNA data for more than one million individuals who had any of 14 childhood and adult-onse…