"Nature or nurture?--perhaps the central question of biology, psychology, and life itself. Today, for the first time in humanity's history, we are gathering the tools necessary to answer that question. Indeed, although we do not yet have the ability to provide all of the details, we already know the short answer: It is neither nature alone nor nurture alone, nor even the two contributing independently, but the two interwoven in a complex and finely tuned fashion that make people who they are. This book joins two disciplines that have too often been viewed as disparate--genomics and psychology--that will need to work together to achieve a detailed understanding of these complex interactions. This is an exciting time of promise in understanding the causes, both genetic and nongenetic, of human health and disease. For that promise to become a reality, however, will take genomically literate psychologists and other mental health professionals and also experts in genomics who are well versed in the complexities of the mind-body interaction. The image of genetics and psychology as "worlds in collision" must give way to a collaborative spirit of 'worlds in collusion'"--Foreword. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved)
