Abstract

The 2009 Nobel Conference on the Role of Genetics in Promoting Suicide Prevention and the Mental Health of the Population

Wasserman D~~Terenius L~~et al

Year: 2010 Source: Molecular Psychiatry, v.15, no.1, (January 2010), p.12-17 SIEC No: 20100191

A 3-day Nobel Conference on the role of genetics in promoting suicide prevention & the mental health of the population was held in Stockholm during June 2009. 19 invited presentations covered the genetic basis of mood/psychotic disorders & substance abuse in relation to suicide. This article presents an overview based on the highlights of what was presented. (31 refs.)