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14 Psychiatric Disorders Share 5 Genetic Roots, Major Study Reveals (www.sciencealert.com)

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"Right now, we diagnose psychiatric disorders based on what we see in the room, and many people will be diagnosed with multiple disorders. That can be hard to treat and disheartening for patients," says neuroscientist Andrew Grotzinger, from the University of Colorado Boulder.

"This work provides the best evidence yet that there may be things that we are currently giving different names to that are actually driven by the same biological processes."

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[–] Icytrees@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

What. We've been able to test for genetic markers of various conditions for decades, this is only new for these conditions.