We might soon have more treatment options for depression.

Depression has a strong genetic component, and a huge international study has uncovered another 300 genes linked to the condition.

Based on these findings, drugs used to treat chronic pain and narcolepsy could be repurposed for the treatment of depression.

Guest/s

• Dr Brittany Mitchell, Psychiatric Genetics at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

References

• Trans-ancestry genome-wide study of depression identifies 697 associations implicating cell types and pharmacotherapies
• Australian Genetics of Depression Study