GENETICS LINKED TO ANTI-DEPRESSANTS
(GLAD)

Perth, Australia

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Getting a Better Fit For Your Genes

Using pharmacogenomics (PG) (the study of how a person’s genetic make-up influences how they metabolise medication), the trial will analyse whether PG-guided treatment is more effective than today’s widely adopted ‘trial and error’ approach.

Episode 1 - A real-world example

Sean takes time to recount the story of Cindy Black, an early enrolee in multi-gene testing for molecular matching. After many years of living with debilitating depression, Cindy went for broke, took the test and changed her life... Read the story on the ABC NEWS website here - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-1...
Episode 2 - Does Dose Matter?

Does the test help to establish the optimal dosage of an existing drug regime or is it designed to indicate which molecule to use in the first place? Sean explains the way the body processes drugs to clarify the situation...
Episode 3 - Putting Order Into Disorders

What's the difference between a mental disease and a mental disorder? Sean takes the GLAD group through the convoluted process of defining the whys and wherefores of these two rather distinct yet easily confused definitions...

Research partners - GLAD project

Prof. Sean Hood

Head of Psychiatry - Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital / UWA

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Sue

Person with Live Experience (PLEX - RP)

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Jodie

Person with Lived Experience (PLEX - RP)

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Fiona

Person with Lived Experience (PLEX - RP)

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Carl Holm

Senior Psychiatry Registrar - Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

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Nikki Gasqueres

SYNERGIES Coordinator

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