Center for Pharmacogenomic Studies

Why a Bad Marriage Is Worse for Kids Than a Divorce "I want you to convince my parents to get divorced.”

5/24/22

Thank you to all who visited our poster, "The Impact of Combinatorial Pharmacogenomic Testing on Outcomes in Black and Hispanic Patients," today at the American Psychiatric Association's Annual Meeting.

There's still an hour to hear from Morgan Saulsberry, PharmD, about the GeneSight test's impact on these patients. If you're still looking for more information about the GeneSight test, visit https://genesight.com/for-clinicians/

https://youtu.be/fd9kKkmV6nU

Frontiers in Addiction: Dr. Kevin McCauley November 21, 2017Frontiers in Addiction: Dr. Kevin McCauley

Clues Your Teen May Be Facing a Mental Health Challenge Signs your teen may be facing a mental health challenge.

We are committed to continuous innovation and enhancing the therapeutic relationship between healthcare provider and patient.

That’s why we are bringing you a new version of the GeneSight test, available today. We’ve added three medications – suvorexant (Belsomra®), lemborexant (Dayvigo®) and viloxazine (Qelbree®). Other refinements include revised categorization rules for amitriptyline, removal of clinical consideration 4 from paroxetine when variation is present in HTR2A, and updated phenotype language for the HLA genes. These enhancements to the GeneSight test are based on a comprehensive analysis of peer-reviewed literature.

The updated test is available for prescribing clinicians on starting today. If clinicians have previously ordered the test for patients, they may upgrade their report at no cost to the clinician or the patient though their myGeneSight.com portal.

Watch a video about the upgrade here: https://genesight.com/for-clinicians/

The GeneSight Psychotropic test analyzes how your genes may affect your response to anti-depressants.

DNA Test for Depression Medicine Pharmacogenomic Testing

INFORMATIONAL *PRACTICE PEARLS Many times we don’t consider the interactions with things like THC, CBD, and otc Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) but they can have a major impact on the way we metabolize various medications. Here’s a few slides I have made to use in various presentations based on Feb 2020 Guidelines (see ref on slide).

Your body’s ability to respond to the medications is impacted by many factors such as drug/drug interactions, food/drug interactions, lifestyle factors, age, allergies - and your unique genetic code.

The GeneSight test provides genetic information that may help your doctor see the whole puzzle.

To find more information about women and depression, visit:

Snapshots of Women & Depression | GeneSight More women than men suffer from major depressive disorder in any given year. View an infographic about women and depression.

Our nation is facing a growing mental health crisis, Mental Health America recently reported in its annual "State of Mental Health in America” report.

The mental health of youth in particular is worsening, yet 60% of this group did not receive treatment in 2017-2018.

Download and use the report as a tool for change today:
https://mhanational.org/issues/state-mental-health-america

Mental Health America's "State of Mental Health in America" report revealed that throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, youth ages 11-17 have been more likely than any other age group to have moderate to severe symptoms of anxiety and depression.

If you are a caregiver for your child or someone young, monitoring for mental illness is increasingly important. Mental Health America offers screening for youth and parents at: https://screening.mhanational.org/screening-tools