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colorado. edu > today > 04/08/2026 > mental-physical-illnesses-often-go-hand-hand-genetic-study-helps-explain-why

Mental, physical illnesses often go hand in hand. Genetic study helps explain why

19+ hour, 46+ min ago  (626+ words) For centuries, mental illness and physical disease have been viewed as two distinct categories, each with its own field of study, its own doctors, and its own menu of treatments. New CU Boulder research calls that age-old dichotomy into question,…...

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colorado. edu > today > 04/08/2026 > mental-physical-illnesses-often-go-hand-hand-genetic-study-explains-why

Mental, physical illnesses often go hand in hand; genetic study explains why

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (626+ words) For centuries, mental illness and physical disease have been viewed as two distinct categories, each with its own field of study, its own doctors, and its own menu of treatments. New CU Boulder research calls that age-old dichotomy into question,…...

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colorado. edu > asmagazine > 03/13/2026 > research-finds-many-psychiatric-disorders-are-influenced-five-genetic-factors

Research finds many psychiatric disorders are influenced by five genetic factors

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (230+ words) One major difference between psychiatric disorders and purely physical diseases is that the former are largely defined by their symptoms. Patient-reported symptoms are also closely associated with physical illnesses, but this is often accompanied by an awareness of underlying, biological…...

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colorado. edu > ibg > 12/11/2025 > ibg-assistant-professor-andrew-grotzinger-lead-author-nature-paper-showing-psychiatric

IBG assistant professor Andrew Grotzinger is lead author on a Nature paper showing that psychiatric disorders have a high gentic overlap

4+ mon, 4+ hour ago  (93+ words) IBG and Psychology and Neuroscience assistant professor Andrew Grotzinger is lead author on a Nature paper looking at the commonality in genetics of psychiatric disorders. The study covers 14 disorders with over 1 million subjects, and finds that the majority of the…...