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A Mental Illness Awareness Week Special - A Brief History of Mental Illness

By John McManamy, Health Guide Thursday, October 08, 2009

 

2000s - A large body of brain science, genetic, and longitudinal population studies provide convincing evidence that genes and the environment interact in highly complex ways. In one sense, our genes influence how we react to whatever life throws our way. In another, we can alter our environment in ways to let sleeping genes lie. And yet again, we can influence how our own brains continue to develop. These studies promise to radically alter our whole concept of how we view mental illness and treat it.

 

The future - Stay tuned ...

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By John McManamy, Health Guide— Last Modified: 04/03/12, First Published: 10/08/09