Browsing by Subject "bipolar disorder"
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Biologically Informed Feature Selection in Large Scale Genomics
(2019-12-18)Predictive genetics is a promising field of research, particularly in medical science where the ability to identify disease or treatment response could provide novel methods of mitigating their negative effects. Machine ... -
BRAIN CONNECTIVITY AND FAMILIAL RISK FOR MAJOR MOOD DISORDERS
(2023-07-06)Mood disorders are associated with differential connectivity in the default mode network (DMN). It is not clear whether these differing DMN connectivity precedes illness onset. We investigated DMN connectivity in 126 ... -
Cognition in individuals at familial and clinical risk for severe mental illness
(2019-09-10)Severe mental illness (SMI) includes schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and severe and chronic major depressive disorder. SMI typically onsets early in the lifespan and causes significant impairments in functioning. Cognitive ... -
Risk, Responsibility, and Relationality: Positioning the Subjects of Psychiatric Genetic Testing
(2010-09-10)This thesis explores the subject positions available to users of genetic tests for bipolar disorder in the United States. In advanced liberal societies, tests for genetic susceptibility to complex disorders may be promoted ...