Annotated Bibliography on Mental Disorders
Gejam, P. V., Sanders, A. & Kendler K. S. (2011). Genetics of Schizophrenia: New Findings and Challenges. Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics. Vol. 12: 121-144
These researchers seek to illustrate that molecular genetics has an impact on schizophrenia. The data collected for this study support the idea that there are rare but common genetic variations in schizophrenia spectrum and other disorders. What happens is that there is normally a polygenic inheritance and genetic overlap that causes schizophrenia and other overlapping psychiatric disorders. If only more informative genotyping and re- sequencing programs are used then, these conditions may never be addressed. It is imperative that established genetic associations are translated into better pathophysiological understanding. It is only through this that psychiatric problems in Schizophrenia spectrum and other disorders can be addressed.
Strakowski, S. M., Fleck, D. E. & Maj, Mario. (2011). Broadening the Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder: Benefits vs. Risks. World Psychiatry, Vol. 10, Issue 3, pages 182- 186.
According to these authors, bipolar and related disorders are dynamic, and patients keep changing in nature and mood from time to time. Most of the symptoms overlap with other psychiatric conditions and, therefore, hard to figure out what a person is suffering from unless scrutiny and tests are carried out. Treatment is supposed to be broadened in order to accommodate patients having varied symptoms. Mood stabilizers work for all conditions and, therefore, can be given to patients who exhibit different symptoms. Diagnosis should be broadened. More often hypomania is missed in diagnosis, and if treatment is given to cover it then, it will work for the good of the patient. When this diagnosis and treatment is done, there is a potential that patients with bipolar related disorders will be covered in bipolar treatment. Clinical expansion and treatment will necessitate broader and intensified studies, and this will lead to the discovery of better treatments. It is imperative that psychiatrists do not change diagnoses, but instead, make evidence- based advances that can help solve the mysteries surrounding the treatment of bipolar and related disorders
References
Gejam, P. V., Sanders, A. & Kendler K. S. (2011). Genetics of Schizophrenia: New Findings and Challenges. Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics. Vol. 12: 121-144
Strakowski, S. M. , Fleck, D. E. & Maj, Mario. (2011). Broadening the Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder : Benefits vs. Risks. World Psychiatry, Vol. 10, Issue 3, pages 182- 186.
