Historically biomedical research has examined genetic influences on mental health but these approaches have been limited, likely due to the broad heritability of brain-related disorders (e.g., 30-90%). Epigenetic modifications, such as DNA methylation, are environmentally sensitive mechanisms that may play a role in the origins and progression of mental illness. Recently, genome-wide disruption...

This paper explores whether the highest stage in ego development is indicative of ego transcendence as I initially surmised. Overall, I will review some of the similarities and differences between rational awareness of the limits of representational thought and genuine post-symbolic knowing. I will present the research territory with a linear and a non-liner model of human development. Both mod...

Theoretical neuroscience, which characterizes neural mechanisms using mathematical and computational models, is highly relevant to central problems in the philosophy of psychiatry. These models can help to solve the explanation problem of causally connecting neural processes with the behaviors and experiences found in mental illnesses. Such explanations will also be useful for generating better...

BACKGROUND The Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health (CCSMH) developed national best-practice guidelines in seniors' mental health. Promoting adoption of new guidelines is challenging, as paper dissemination alone has limited impact on practice change. PURPOSE We hypothesized that the existing knowledge transfer (KT) mechanisms of the Nova Scotia Seniors' Mental Health Network would p...

Previous studies have suggested that decision aid support can positively affect performance on dynamic decision making tasks. However, few studies have examined the effects of decision aid support on the cognitive mechanisms underpinning performance. This study tested the relationships between decision aid support (in the form of causal loop diagrams), task complexity, cognitive load, mental mo...

BACKGROUND There is increasing understanding of the significance of early neurodevelopment in establishing risk for the range of mental disorders. Models of the early aetiology of mental disorders are complex with a range of potential factors from genetic and epigenetic to environmental influencing neurological and psychological development. Whilst the mechanisms are not fully understood, this ...

Objective — to find the mainCOVID-19-associated psychiatric disorders and mechanisms of their development basing on literature analysis.
 Materials methods. 112 sources from PubMed database for queries «Covid AND mental health», disorders» were analyzed 36 them selected detailed study.
 Results discussion. It found that patients with COVID-19 often have multiple neurological disorders...