Table of Contents

I. Scientific Understanding 1. Gene–Environment Interplay: Scientific Issues and Challenges, Michael Rutter
2. Genetic Sensitivity to the Environment: The Case of the Serotonin Transporter Gene and Its Implications for Studying Complex Diseases and Traits, Avshalom Caspi, Ahmad R. Hariri, Andrew Holmes, Rudolf Uher, and Terrie E. Moffitt
3. Neurobiological Mechanisms Supporting Gene–Environment Interaction Effects, Ahmad R. Hariri
4. Neurogenetic Mechanisms of Gene–Environment Interactions, Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg
5. Gene–Environment Interactions: State of the Science, Michael Rutter and Kenneth A. DodgeII. Practice and Policy 6. Marital Dynamics and Child Proaction: Genetics Takes a Second Look at Developmental Theory, David Reiss and Jenae M. Neiderhiser
7. Gene–Environment Interactions for Delinquency: Promises and Difficulties, Guang Guo
8. Genes, Environment, and Personalized Treatment for Depression, Rudolf Uher
9. Promoting Resilience in Maltreated Children, Joan Kaufman and Francheska Perpletchikova
10. Shaping Society through Social Policy: Will the Gene–Environment Revolution Make a Difference?, E. Jane Costello
11. Gene–Environment Interactions, Criminal Responsibility, and Sentencing, Stephen J. Morse
12. Gene–Environment Studies in the Era of Full-Genome Sequencing: Some Lessons from Eugenics and the Race–IQ Debates, Robert Cook-Deegan
13. Genes, Environments, and Public Policy, Kenneth A. Dodge and Michael Rutter

About the Author

Edited by Kenneth A. Dodge, PhD, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, North Carolina, USA, and Michael Rutter, MD, FRS, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK

Reviews

"The recent explosion of research on gene-environment interaction has excited psychologists, psychiatrists, anthropologists, and neuroscientists, to name a few of the fields being transformed by work that simply did not exist a decade ago. When the leading lights of any burgeoning new arena of inquiry are assembled to share their insight and understanding -- as they are in this fascinating volume -- students and scholars wise enough to drink from the well can be assured of being intellectually nourished. This book will afford graduate students and established academics a state-of-the-art understanding of the complex interplay of nature and nurture in shaping human behavior and development, along with implications for intervention and public policy." - Jay Belsky, University of California, Davis, USA "This volume is the definitive work on gene-environment interactions: their nature, underlying mechanisms, developmental and clinical implications, and ramifications for inequality and social policy. Chapters are by world experts, and the book is both authoritative and fascinating. Without hyperbole, I believe that each chapter is essential reading." - Stephen Hinshaw, University of California, Berkeley, USA