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The Genetics of Bipolar Disorder: Causes, Risks & Genetic Testing | Dr. Jehannine Austin | EP. 33 đ§Ź
Manage episode 363485953 series 3400573
Neuropsychiatric geneticist Dr. Jehannine Austin offers a fascinating insight into âbipolar geneâ and âbipolar jarâ, 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.
Hosted by Dr. Erin Michalak.
Dr. Jehannine Austin is the Executive director of the BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research Institute and Professor in Psychiatry & Medical Genetics. Dr. Austin is a board-certified genetic counselor and their research work involves studying the impact of genetic counseling for people with bipolar disorder and psychiatric disorders, and their families. Dr. Austin heads the Translational Psychiatric Genetics Group which includes the worldâs first specialist psychiatric genetic counselling service. Dr. Austin member of the College of the Royal Society of Canada, and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Dr. Austinâs work aims to make psychiatric genetics relevant to people with mental illness and their families by developing new counseling-based and biologically-based treatments.
More on this episode: https://talkBD.live/genetics
Translational Psychiatric Genetics Group (TPGG): https://bcchr.ca/TPGG
National Society of Genetic Counselors: https://nsgc.org
â #talkBDâ â â gathers researchers, people with lived experience, healthcare providers, and top bipolar disorder experts from around the world to discuss and answer the most important questions about living with bipolar disorder. Learn more about the talkBD Bipolar Disorder Podcast and upcoming episodes at â â â https://talkBD.live
43 episoder
Manage episode 363485953 series 3400573
Neuropsychiatric geneticist Dr. Jehannine Austin offers a fascinating insight into âbipolar geneâ and âbipolar jarâ, 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.
Hosted by Dr. Erin Michalak.
Dr. Jehannine Austin is the Executive director of the BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research Institute and Professor in Psychiatry & Medical Genetics. Dr. Austin is a board-certified genetic counselor and their research work involves studying the impact of genetic counseling for people with bipolar disorder and psychiatric disorders, and their families. Dr. Austin heads the Translational Psychiatric Genetics Group which includes the worldâs first specialist psychiatric genetic counselling service. Dr. Austin member of the College of the Royal Society of Canada, and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Dr. Austinâs work aims to make psychiatric genetics relevant to people with mental illness and their families by developing new counseling-based and biologically-based treatments.
More on this episode: https://talkBD.live/genetics
Translational Psychiatric Genetics Group (TPGG): https://bcchr.ca/TPGG
National Society of Genetic Counselors: https://nsgc.org
â #talkBDâ â â gathers researchers, people with lived experience, healthcare providers, and top bipolar disorder experts from around the world to discuss and answer the most important questions about living with bipolar disorder. Learn more about the talkBD Bipolar Disorder Podcast and upcoming episodes at â â â https://talkBD.live
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