Can Genetic Testing Guide Effective Mental Health Treatments?

Our DNA holds clues about how to best treat depression and other conditions. The tests are becoming more widespread, but even doctors don’t always know the best way to interpret the information. Dr. Alok Patel goes to the frontier of personalized medicine to explain the tests and their limitations.

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:: Sheena William, RN ::
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:: Alok Patel, MD ::
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:: Joyce Chen, PMHNP-BC, PHN ::
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Learn more about personalized medicine:
- https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Personalized-Medicine
- https://genesight.com/genetic-insights/am-i-a-good-candidate-for-genesight-testing/
- https://genesight.com/white-papers/interpreting-the-genesight-psychotropic-report/


Studies mentioned:
- https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/depression-treatment-ssri/research-protocol
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5419253
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3363299/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30327539/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31721487/