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The Convergence of Counseling and Psychiatric Genetics: An Essential Role for Counselors
Author(s) -
Douthit Kathryn Z.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2006.tb00376.x
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , psychiatric genetics , intervention (counseling) , psychiatry , genetic counseling , psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , psychotherapist , genetics , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , biology
Research in psychiatric genetics shows that many mental disorders commonly seen by counselors are associated with the presence of specific genes. Although findings in gene research call for some changes in the way counselors approach intervention, in most cases, the importance of the counseling profession's core commitments is underscored. This article introduces the field of psychiatric genetics, clarifies the importance of counseling interventions in gene‐associated mental disorder, and highlights practice questions stimulated by growing knowledge in pychiatric genetics.