SUMMARY OF THE 3RD-WORLD CONGRESS ON PSYCHIATRIC GENETICS

A summary of the proceedings of the third world congress on psychiatri c genetics is presented. The meeting was held in New Orleans on Octobe r 2-5, 1993 and brought together researchers from around the world. Th e International Society of Psychiatric Genetics sponsored and organize d this meeting. Rapid advances of the last few years were reviewed and discussed in terms of their impact on the evolution of experimental d esign. The importance of definition of heritable clinical phenotypes, and the need to continue to enhance analytic methods were stressed as a priority for the field. (C) 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.