Resources for patients and families
Booklets
Mental Illness: Underlying Causes and Approaches to Recovery
22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: What does it mean for mental health
Videos
What is psychiatric genetic counselling?
Watch the below video:
You can also read the article, "Genetic Counselling and Mental Illness."
Mental Illness and Genetics: Family History, and Protecting Your Mental Health: a video for families
Have you ever wondered what causes mental illness, or thought about genetic testing for a condition like depression, schizophrenia, OCD, or bipolar disorder? Do you wonder what your family history of mental illness might mean for you or for your kids? Perhaps you have wondered if there is anything that you might be able to do to protect your mental health? If you have ever wondered about questions like these, this webinar is for you. It can be frightening to ask these questions, but the answers are often more reassuring than you might expect.
Watch the video below for answers to these questions:
talkBD Podcast - The Genetics of Bipolar Disorder: Causes, Risks & Testing
Dr. Jehannine Austin offers fascinating insight into the “bipolar gene” and "bipolar jar," genetic and environmental factors that increase the risk for bipolar disorder, the latest in genetic testing for bipolar disorder, and what you should know before having children as a parent with bipolar disorder.
Blog posts for families about genetics and mental illness
How to protect your mental health when genetics makes you vulnerable
Is there a gene for schizophrenia, depression or alcoholism? Can I get tested for it?
Using genetic testing to select embryos at lower risk for schizophrenia, what should I know?
Protecting mental health in a pandemic
Jehannine talks about protecting their own mental health:
Living Better in Lockdown ep. 9: Alastair Campbell Talks to Dr. Jehannine Austin
NSGC Psychiatric Disorders Expert Jehannine Austin Talks COVID-19