What’s the Difference between Direct-to-Consumer & Clinical Genetic Tests?
Genetic testing is all over the news these days. In fact, if you Google “genetic test,” you get 215 million results in less than a second. Whether it’s for ancestry,…
How to Interpret the GeneSight® Report
One of the most frequently asked questions from our patients is how to interpret the GeneSight report. The pharmacogenomic report contains a lot of useful, yet complex, information that may…
Postpartum Depression: When It’s Not Just the “Baby Blues”
The baby blues. It’s a commonly used term to describe the tears and sadness that often follow having a baby. There’s even a comic strip with that name. But the...
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Landmark GeneSight® Study Published in Peer-Reviewed Medical Journal
Patients 50% More Likely to Achieve Remission; 30% More Likely to Respond to Treatment One of the biggest challenges in treating mental health issues is that doctors have had few…
Inside the GUIDED Study: An Interview with Myriad’s Bryan Dechairo, PhD
In January, The Journal of Psychiatric Researchpublished findings from the largest-ever pharmacogenomics depression trial, which focused on the effectiveness of the GeneSight® Psychotropic genetic test. The GUIDED Study showed that patients…
How do you Choose a Psychologist vs. Psychiatrist?
Going to see a doctor about your mental health is not an easy step to take. It may have taken you months or years to reach this decision. And that’s…
GeneSight® GUIDED Study Published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research
Large, Blinded Prospective Study Demonstrates that GeneSight Improves Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 4, 2019 –Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN),…
Using Music to Shine a Light on Mental Health Issues
At the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, the rapper Logic gave an emotional performance of “1-800-273-8255” – the telephone number to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The song is sung from…
Should Mental Illness Be Treated in the ER?
Does your office voicemail include the message: “If this is an emergency, please hang up and call 911”? If your patients do call 911, they often find themselves in an...
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
Originally posted on December 14, 2017 “It's coming on Christmas They're cutting down trees They're putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace Oh I wish I had...
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