Psychiatric Genetics

• Psychiatric Genetics.- Methods in Psychiatric Genetics: Advantages and Limits.- Analytical Methods Applied to Psychiatric Genetics.- Genetic Markers in Psychiatric Genetics.- Clinical Assessment in Psychiatric Genetics.- Genetic Association Studies.- New Phenotypic Approaches.- Searching for Alternative Phenotypes in Psychiatric Genetics.- Intermediate Cognitive Phenotypes Associated with Schizophrenia.- Biochemical Endophenotypes in Personality Disorders.- Electrophysiological Phenotypes.- Brain Imaging as an Approach to Phenotype Characterization for Genetic Studies of Schizophrenia.- Conclusion.- Psychiatric Genetics.

"...a valiant attempt to make sense of a substantial portion of the methodological aspects of research in psychiatric genetics. Students and senior investigators should both give serious consideration to this book's arguments and advice." - Genes, Brain and Behavior"...provides a relatively succinct introduction to a range of issues relating to the filed of psychiatric genetics...would be an excellent book for a young researcher about to enter the field of psychiatric genetics and would enable him or her to obtain a rapid overview of methodological issues." - Journal of Medical Genetics"...great for getting new ideas as well as suggestions for how to deal with practical research questions." - Psychological Medicine"This book is very useful for students or psychiatrists interested in genetics and how it applies to psychiatric illness. It is one of few in the field to give a comprehensive review of the field." -Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal"Marion Leboyer and Frank Bellivier have put together a very good review of the variety of methods and approaches previously used in this complex area of research and, for this reason, this book provides a useful text for someone entering the field of psychiatric genetics." -Human Genetics