The Molecules of Health

Genetic factors in mental wellbeing

Our understanding of the genetics of mental health has been exploding in the last few decades. For the psychotherapist we feel a basic grasp of the fundamentals of genetics, and especially epigenetics, is vital for the working clinician. It is a very complex topic, but we give you the basics at an undergraduate level and in a way that we hope you will find applicable to your practice.

Core Resources

For Standard Subscribers

  • 1

    Welcome

    • Welcome to Genetics
  • 2

    Healthy gene expression and how this can be disrupted.

    • Overview

    • A new connection between stress and cancer, and a psychosocial genomic approach to therapy
  • 3

    Epigenetics – the molecules of memory

    • Overview of Epigenetics

    • BEHAVIORAL EPIGENETICS AND ATTACHMENT – Jonathan Baylin

    • EXPERIENCE-DEPENDENT PLASTICITY: THE SCIENCE OF EPIGENETICS - Louis Cozolino

    • Epigenetics: The Dogma-defying Discovery That Genes Learn From Experience by Dr Haley Peckham.

    • Epigenetics - (Guide to the Brain article)

    • More Resources & CEU/PD courses

    • Malleable Genetics - Richard Hill
  • 4

    Genetic basis for brain disfunction

    • Overview of Genetic Mutations

Additional Core Resources