Genetics

Genetic engineering accounts for future research although public information is deliberately scarce to date.

It is no secret that Genetics are the new frontier of medicine.
We have now the technology to engineering genes, virtually meaning no more need for medication.

Defective brain circuits form in the womb.
Mental illness starts developing at birth, defective brain circuits pave the way.

The pharmacological approach still remains the first choice in psychiatry.

Genetics are a somewhat secretive branch of medicine.

What do we know so far for certain?

Enzymes and hormones control brain circuits that can be modified by genetic engineering and surgery.
Mental patients are still wary.
Psychosurgery is not talked about openly.

Stereotaxic techniques and CT scanning are the benchmarks of psychosurgery, the updated version of craniotomy, put it bluntly, where delicate instruments are inserted and guided in the brain through a minuscule hole in the skull.
The goal is modifying disabling circuits, if not destroying them altogether.
Psychosurgery is still in the experimental stage and performed only as last resort.

Medical ethics, religious beliefs, sociology, are just some of the many implications: is it correct to alter one’s personality if we are made to the image of God?

More clarity is needed in psychiatry.