Mission
The Psychiatric Disorders SIG aims to develop and advance the field of psychiatric genetic counseling by promoting awareness, providing education, and encouraging dialogue within NSGC, and with other groups such as researchers, patient advocacy groups, other healthcare providers, and affected individuals and their families. This SIG serves the interests of counselors who provide services for, or who are interested in disorders including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, major depression, ADHD, autism, anxiety disorders, panic disorders, alcoholism, addiction, OCD, and personality disorders.
Membership Benefits
- We are an open environment where members can ask questions and get support for their clinical practices and research about psychiatric genetics.
- We create and collaborate on webinars to provide education to our SIG members about important topics related to psychiatric genetic counseling.
- We provide other forms of education and collaboration through a journal club and discussion board conversations.
Membership
Current Members: Access the Psychiatric Disorders SIG community (including the Psychiatric Disorders Discussion Forum and SIG Documents) here.
Psychiatric SIG Grant Award
This award supports research projects with themes relevant to psychiatric genetic counseling, and is available to members of NSGC. The 2024 deadline to apply is Sunday, June 30, 2024 at 11:59pm EST.
More information can be found through the NSGC > Members > Special Interest Groups (SIGs) > SIG Project and Grant Funding Processes > SIG Research Grant Funding and by reviewing an Example Proposal.
The primary contact for the grant award is Rachel Lasher, current Chair of the Psychiatric SIG Grant Award Committee. Please direct any questions or comments to Rachel (rachel.lasher@aruplab.com). Applications should be submitted directly to Rachel at the email address listed above.
Leadership
Rebecca Signer
Co-Chair
Carson Nestler
Co-Chair