Genetic Counseling May Help Dispel Myths About Mental Illness For Psychiatric Patient
Medical Daily
February 24, 2016
Ed Cara

A new Canadian study from the Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry suggests that a guiding hand from a genetic counselor may help psychiatric patients better grasp the intricacies of their mental illness. "Traditionally genetic counselling is applied to conditions that are caused entirely by genes like Huntington's disease," said senior author Dr. Jehannine Austin, an associate professor at the University of British Columbia, in a statement.