Tag: pharmacogenetics

“Are Psychiatric Pharmacogenomics Tests Useful?” AND More on Best 5 Thursday Reads

October 4, 2018

Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Best 5 Reads. Lets begin! 1) Companies Tout Psychiatric Pharmacogenomic Testing, But Is It Ready for a Store Near You? Genomind’s Genecept Assay and other commercially available pharmacogenomic test panels like GeneSight Psychotropic, RightMed, and CNSDose are intended to optimize drug treatment for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, … More “Are Psychiatric Pharmacogenomics Tests Useful?” AND More on Best 5 Thursday Reads

“Toronto Shooting Rekindles Familiar Debate: Terrorist? Mentally Ill? Both?” AND More on Best 5 Thursday Reads

July 26, 2018

Hello and welcome to another edition of Best 5 Reads. Lets begin! 1) Toronto Shooting Rekindles Familiar Debate: Terrorist? Mentally Ill? Both? Religious fanaticism or mental disorder? After the Islamic State claimed the gunman who shot 15 in Toronto as one of its one, the debate was rekindled. 2) Access to Care Remains Problematic for … More “Toronto Shooting Rekindles Familiar Debate: Terrorist? Mentally Ill? Both?” AND More on Best 5 Thursday Reads

Best 5 Monday Reads

May 14, 2018

Today we will be touching upon associatation between physical activity and depression, prevention and treatment of addiction, long term effects of antidepressants, effect of pharmacogenetic testing tools on depression treatment and more! 1) Physical Activity and Incident Depression: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies Available evidence supports the notion that physical activity can confer protection … More Best 5 Monday Reads