Sep 2026· Journal of Community Genetics· Vol 17· 0 citations· 53 references
Medicine
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Examining how users of Reddit communities dedicated to bipolar disorder make sense of an unknown amount of genetic risk through analysis of online discussions on Reddit offers a new concept called genetic penumbra to explicate how individuals make sense of genetic risk while living under the shadow of genetic uncertainty.
Research suggests that gene-environment correlation (rGE) is a central mechanism in the causation of depression. In particular, individuals with a higher genetic risk of depression also have a disproportionately high risk of experiencing adversities that may to some extent be attributed to one's own behaviors. However,...
Tamkinat Rauf, Jeremy Freese· Social Science & Medicine (1...· 0 citations
Abstract Prediction has long been a feature of medical genetics. Yet with the advent of polygenic indices (PGIs), there has been a fundamental shift in the complexity and ambiguity of the predictive power afforded by genetics. These indices, which use large datasets to estimate how genetic variants relate to phenotype,...
Z. Griffen, Aaron Panofsky· Journal of Organizational So...· 0 citations
Across both correlational and experimental studies, genetic attributions consistently reduced personal blame toward individuals with SUDs, while associations with other stigma-related attitudes were less clear.
A. Thijssen, R. Veeneman, Anil P. S. Ori et al.· European Addiction Research· 0 citations
This study explores how parents seeking information about stem cell therapies (SCT) for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) understand and navigate a complex landscape of scientific uncertainty, commercial claims, and clinical advice. We conducted a quantitative content analysis of 54 enquiries submitted to the Stem Cells A...
Fiona Lynch, C. Gyngell, Silvia Velasco et al.· Neuroethics· 0 citations
This review examines respected historical perspectives illuminating different layers of human existence: evolution, biology, physics, and spirituality. Human brains exist across a spectrum of diversity, and this variation shapes our lives. It challenges long-held assumptions about what is normal and responsible behavio...
Sharleen A. Harty· International Journal of Adv...· 0 citations
Levinovitz and Aftab’s (2025) formulation of the Rumpelstiltskin effect captures a familiar clini- cal phenomenon in which receiving a diagnosis in itself can be therapeutic. This paper analyzes the structure and ethical implications of this effect in psychiatric diagnosis. We suggest that this effect may be amplified...
Sabine Færge, A. Ysbæk-Nielsen, Anton Julius von Hofacker et al.· Philosophy, Psychiatry, &...· 0 citations
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