Episode 23
Genetic tests for psychiatry?
Why are psychiatric illnesses, like anxiety and depression, on the increase? Could disorders like ADHD provide evolutionary advantage?
Naked Neuroscience, from the Naked Scientists · James Tytko
March 20, 201429m 43s
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Show Notes
Why are some psychiatric illnesses, like anxiety and depression, on the increase? Could conditions, like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, confer an evolutionary advantage? And is it ethical to screen babies for future brain disorders? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
anxietydepressionincreaseattention deficit hyperactivity disorderADHDevolutionary advantageethicalscreenbabiesbarbara sahakianmichael owenkate mcallistermartin o'neilltrevor robbinskatherine manninghannah critchlow