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14 Psychiatric Disorders Share 5 Genetic Roots, Major Study Reveals (www.sciencealert.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Icytrees@sh.itjust.works to c/wildfeed@sh.itjust.works

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"Right now, we diagnose psychiatric disorders based on what we see in the room, and many people will be diagnosed with multiple disorders. That can be hard to treat and disheartening for patients," says neuroscientist Andrew Grotzinger, from the University of Colorado Boulder.

"This work provides the best evidence yet that there may be things that we are currently giving different names to that are actually driven by the same biological processes."

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[–] Quexotic@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Wonderful. Now this research will be used to discriminate against the neurodivergant.

Probably to decide who goes into the ~~wellness farms~~ labor camps.

[–] Icytrees@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

What. We've been able to test for genetic markers of various conditions for decades, this is only new for these conditions.