Overview

"Bringing together foremost experts, this book reviews groundbreaking gene-environment research and explores implications for clinical practice, prevention, and public policy. Presented is cutting-edge work on the interplay of genetic factors and childhood experiences in the development of mental disorders such as depression, conduct disorder, and schizophrenia. Essential topics include what scientists currently know about ""susceptibility genes""; the mechanisms by which maltreatment and other stressors interact with biological susceptibilities across development; and factors that make certain children more resilient than others. Future directions for personalizing treatment and prevention efforts, thus making them more effective, are discussed. This book will be important reading for developmental and clinical psychology researchers; epidemiologists; policymakers in the area of child and family health. It may also serve as a supplemental text in graduate-level courses."

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Author:   Kenneth A. Dodge ,  Michael Rutter
Publisher:   Guilford Publications
Imprint:   Guilford Publications
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9781606235188

ISBN 10:   1606235184
Pages:   286
Publication Date:   13 May 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I. Scientific Understanding 1. Gene-Environment Interplay: Scientific Issues and Challenges, Michael Rutter 2. Genetic Sensitivity to the Environment: The Case of the Serotonin Transporter Gene and Its Implications for Studying Complex Diseases and Traits, Avshalom Caspi, Ahmad R. Hariri, Andrew Holmes, Rudolf Uher, and Terrie E. Moffitt 3. Neurobiological Mechanisms Supporting Gene-Environment Interaction Effects, Ahmad R. Hariri 4. Neurogenetic Mechanisms of Gene-Environment Interactions, Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg 5. Gene-Environment Interactions: State of the Science, Michael Rutter and Kenneth A. DodgeII. Practice and Policy 6. Marital Dynamics and Child Proaction: Genetics Takes a Second Look at Developmental Theory, David Reiss and Jenae M. Neiderhiser 7. Gene-Environment Interactions for Delinquency: Promises and Difficulties, Guang Guo 8. Genes, Environment, and Personalized Treatment for Depression, Rudolf Uher 9. Promoting Resilience in Maltreated Children, Joan Kaufman and Francheska Perpletchikova 10. Shaping Society through Social Policy: Will the Gene-Environment Revolution Make a Difference?, E. Jane Costello 11. Gene-Environment Interactions, Criminal Responsibility, and Sentencing, Stephen J. Morse 12. Gene-Environment Studies in the Era of Full-Genome Sequencing: Some Lessons from Eugenics and the Race-IQ Debates, Robert Cook-Deegan 13. Genes, Environments, and Public Policy, Kenneth A. Dodge and Michael Rutter

Reviews

The recent explosion of research on gene -- environment interaction has excited psychologists, psychiatrists, anthropologists, and neuroscientists, to name a few of the fields being transformed by work that simply did not exist a decade ago. When the leading lights of any burgeoning new arena of inquiry are assembled to share their insight and understanding -- as they are in this fascinating volume -- students and scholars wise enough to drink from the well can be assured of being intellectually nourished. This book will afford graduate students and established academics a state-of-the-art understanding of the complex interplay of nature and nurture in shaping human behavior and development, along with implications for intervention and public policy. - Jay Belsky, Robert M. and Natalie Reid Dorn Professor, Department of Human and Community Development, University of California, Davis, USA

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Edited by Kenneth A. Dodge, PhD, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, North Carolina, USA, and Michael Rutter, MD, FRS, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK

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