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Psychiatry Aims to Get Personal in Studies of Genes, Drug Efficacy
30 June 2009. One of the most highly anticipated payoffs of the post-genomic era is personalized medicine, the ability to develop more precise diagnoses and customized treatments based on a patient’s genetic makeup...
 
Nine Dimensions of Schizophrenia Found to Run in Families
24 June 2009. Researchers sought to identify the dimensions that tie together various signs and symptoms of schizophrenia, including indicators of social functioning, occupational performance, and prodromal features...
 
Gene Expression Study May Open Window on Brain Development
15 June 2009. A study of gene expression across the entire genome in developing human brains may lay the groundwork for an improved understanding of the origins of complex mental disorders...
 
 
 
 
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SRF Live Discussion Series: Anticipating the DSM-V
Part 1: Is the Risk Syndrome for Psychosis Risky Business?

Over the next few months, Schizophrenia Research Forum will present a series of live discussions focusing on areas of contention within the evolution of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) psychotic disorders area. We will kick off the series by discussing whether to include a diagnostic "at-risk" category in DSM-V. Clearly this proposal is controversial, and Schizophrenia Research Forum will open this debate up to you this summer via a series of slidecasts that represent differing views within the mental health treatment, research, and policy communities before each discussion; the opportunity to provide comments; and a special live discussion on 22 July at 8 p.m. EST (check start time in your time zone). Our goal is to spark commentary, so be sure to view the slidecasts and post your comments...don’t be left out of the debate!
Current Papers 19 - 25 June 2009
Our automated search pulled in 94 papers for this week. Remember that you can also display the previous week's papers by selecting them from the dropdown menu at the "Current Papers" field in the Search interface.

Please help us create an online discussion community by picking a paper from the past week, month, or even six months, that really deserves a comment, and then writing that comment today. If you have time, sketch out your impressions in a few paragraphs, a mini-review as it were. If you only have time for the three-sentence "bottom line," that can also be valuable. On to the papers ...
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Comments - Posted 1 July 2009
Read remarks by Anil Malhotra about Licinio J et al.
NEWS: Psychiatry Aims to Get Personal in Studies of Genes, Drug Efficacy
 
Grants - Posted 30 June 2009
NARSAD Young Investigator Awards: July 25 deadline postponed to November (check NARSAD website for updates).
 
Grants - Posted 30 June 2009
NIH Request for Applications: Recovery Act Limited Competition: Small Business Catalyst Awards for Accelerating Innovative Research (R43)
 
Live Discussion: Is the Risk Syndrome for Psychosis Risky Business? - Posted 29 June 2009
This is Part 1 of a series of live discussions focusing on areas of contention within the evolution of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) psychotic disorders area.
 
Jobs - Posted 26 June 2009
Senior Research Appointment in Psychiatric Disorders: The Queensland Brain Institute, St Lucia, Australia.
 
Jobs - Posted 25 June 2009
Research Fellow #BIO002167: Merck & Co. Inc., West Point, Pennsylvania.
July 2, 2009
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