Rather than continuing to lament the deficiencies of DSM-5, forensic psychiatrist David Mays, who’s also the author of the Major Mental Illness Pocket Guides, wants to focus on what’s ahead for the psychotherapy field. In his view, some of the most important advances in years to come will be finding objective, biological markers for many psychological disorders. This will lead to more focus on developing high-tech approaches incorporating methodologies like genetic scans, brain scans, and biochemical interventions.
In this video clip, Mays talks about the importance of looking at genetics. “Twin studies and adoption studies are fairly clear that for most human behaviors that can be measured by testing, there’s some genetic component.
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