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'''''The Gene Illusion'''''<ref>{{cite book|last=Joseph|first=J.|title=The Gene Illusion: Genetic Research in Psychiatry and Psychology under the Microscope|year=2003|publisher=PCCS Books|isbn=1-898059-47-0}}</ref> is a 2003 book by [[clinical psychology|clinical psychologist]] Jay Joseph,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shropsych.org/jayinterview.pdf|title=Not at all in the genes: Craig Newnes interviews Jay Joseph|last=Newnes|first=C.|work=Critical Psychology & Psychiatry|publisher=Dept. of Psychological Therapies, South Staffs & Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust|accessdate=30 November 2010|location=Shropshire, England}}</ref> in which Joseph challenges the evidence underlying [[genetics|genetic]] theories in [[psychiatry]] and [[psychology]]. Focusing primarily on [[twin studies|twin]] and adoption studies, he attempts to debunk the [[methodology|methodologies]] used to establish genetic contributions to [[schizophrenia]], [[Criminology|criminal behaviour]], and [[IQ]]. In the [[nature and nurture]] debate on the causes of [[mental disorder]]s, Joseph's criticisms of [[psychiatric genetics|genetic research in psychiatry]] have found their place among those who argue that the environment is overwhelmingly the cause of these disorders, particularly with psychiatry critic Jonathan Leo,<ref>{{cite journal|last=Leo|first=J.|year=2003|title=The fallacy of the 50% concordance rate for schizophrenia in identical twins|journal=Human Nature Review|volume=3|pages=406–415|url=http://human-nature.com/nibbs/03/joseph.html}}</ref><ref name=leo2006>{{Cite journal | last1 = Leo | first1 = J. | title = Schizophrenia Adoption Studies | journal = PLoS Medicine | volume = 3 | issue = 8 | pages = e366 | year = 2006 | pmid = 16942400 | pmc = 1564288 | doi = 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030366}} {{open access}}</ref> and with [[Oliver James (psychologist)|Oliver James]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article1165353.ece | location=London | work=The Times | first=Oliver | last=James | title=Required reading | date=3 October 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2003/may/17/children.healthandwellbeing | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Oliver | last=James | title=Children before cash | date=17 May 2003 |accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/features/article675668.ece | location=London | work=The Times | first=Oliver | last=James | title=Can maternal anxiety lead to ADHD | date=19 June 2006}}</ref> Some of the conclusions of ''The Gene Illusion'' have been criticized in book reviews by spinal surgeon Daniel Hanson, M.D., and psychologist F.M. Spinath.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Hanson | first1 = D. | title = The Gene Illusion Confusion | journal = [[PsycCRITIQUES]]| volume = 50| issue = 52| pages = art. 10| year = 2005 | doi = 10.1037/04131512}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Spinath | first1 = F. | title = The Gene Illusion: Genetic research in psychiatry and psychology under the microscope: Jay Joseph; PCCS Books, Ross-on-Wye, UK, 2003, 342 pages, {{ISBN|1-898059-47-0}} | journal = [[Intelligence (journal)|Intelligence]]| volume = 32 | issue = 4 | pages = 425–427| year = 2004 | doi = 10.1016/j.intell.2004.04.001}}</ref>
'''''The Gene Illusion'''''<ref>{{cite book|last=Joseph|first=J.|title=The Gene Illusion: Genetic Research in Psychiatry and Psychology under the Microscope|year=2003|publisher=PCCS Books|isbn=1-898059-47-0}}</ref> is a 2003 book by [[clinical psychology|clinical psychologist]] [[Jay Joseph]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.shropsych.org/jayinterview.pdf |title=Not at all in the genes: Craig Newnes interviews Jay Joseph |last=Newnes |first=C. |website=Critical Psychology & Psychiatry |publisher=Dept. of Psychological Therapies, South Staffs & Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |location=Shropshire, England |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121210322/http://shropsych.org/jayinterview.pdf |archive-date=21 November 2008 |access-date=30 November 2010}}</ref> in which the author challenges the evidence underlying [[genetics|genetic]] theories in [[psychiatry]] and [[psychology]]. Focusing primarily on [[twin studies|twin]] and adoption studies, he attempts to debunk the [[methodology|methodologies]] used to establish genetic contributions to [[schizophrenia]], [[Criminology|criminal behaviour]], and [[IQ]]. In the [[nature and nurture]] debate on the [[causes of mental disorders]], Joseph's criticisms of [[psychiatric genetics|genetic research in psychiatry]] have found their place among those who argue that the environment is overwhelmingly the cause of these disorders, particularly with psychiatry critic [[Jonathan Leo]],<ref>{{cite journal|last=Leo|first=J.|year=2003|title=The fallacy of the 50% concordance rate for schizophrenia in identical twins|journal=Human Nature Review|volume=3|pages=406–415|url=http://human-nature.com/nibbs/03/joseph.html}}</ref><ref name=leo2006>{{Cite journal | last1 = Leo | first1 = J. | title = Schizophrenia Adoption Studies | journal = PLOS Medicine | volume = 3 | issue = 8 | pages = e366 | year = 2006 | pmid = 16942400 | pmc = 1564288 | doi = 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030366 | doi-access = free }} {{open access}}</ref> and with [[Oliver James (psychologist)|Oliver James]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article1165353.ece | location=London | work=The Times | first=Oliver | last=James | title=Required reading | date=3 October 2003}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2003/may/17/children.healthandwellbeing | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Oliver | last=James | title=Children before cash | date=17 May 2003 |accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/features/article675668.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211205430/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/features/article675668.ece | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 February 2007 | location=London | work=The Times | first=Oliver | last=James | title=Can maternal anxiety lead to ADHD | date=19 June 2006}}</ref> It was also reviewed favorably in ''[[Choice (American magazine)|Choice]]''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Stark |first=C. P. |date=June 2005 |title=The gene illusion: genetic research in psychiatry and psychology under the microscope |journal=Choice |volume=42 |pages=1902}}</ref> and the ''British Journal of Learning Disabilities''.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Goodey |first=Chris |date=March 2004 |title=The Gene Illusion: Genetic Research in Psychiatry and Psychology under the Microscope |journal=British Journal of Learning Disabilities |language=en |volume=32 |issue=1 |pages=44–45 |doi=10.1111/j.1354-4187.2004.0238b.x |issn=1354-4187}}</ref> Some of the conclusions of ''The Gene Illusion'' have been criticized in reviews of the book.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Hanson | first1 = D. | title = The Gene Illusion Confusion | journal = [[PsycCRITIQUES]]| volume = 50| issue = 52| pages = art. 10| year = 2005 | doi = 10.1037/04131512}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Spinath | first1 = F. | title = The Gene Illusion: Genetic research in psychiatry and psychology under the microscope | journal = [[Intelligence (journal)|Intelligence]]| volume = 32 | issue = 4 | pages = 425–427| year = 2004 | doi = 10.1016/j.intell.2004.04.001}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Anti-psychiatry]]
* [[Anti-psychiatry]]
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* [[Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder controversies]] <!-- Jonathan Leo has some papers cited there -->
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* [[Biopsychiatry controversy]]
* [[Biological psychiatry]]
* [[Biological psychiatry]]
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* [[Biopsychiatry controversy]]
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* [[Causes of schizophrenia]]
* [[Inheritance of intelligence]]
* [[Inheritance of intelligence]]
* ''[[Mad in America]]'' <!-- book cited by Leo together with Joseph's in 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030366 -->
* ''[[Mad in America]]'' <!-- book cited by Leo together with Joseph's in 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030366 -->
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* [[Causes of schizophrenia]]
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* [[Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder controversies]] <!-- Jonathan Leo has some papers cited there -->


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:20, 3 January 2025

The Gene Illusion
Cover of the first edition
AuthorJay Joseph
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPsychiatry
Published2003
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

The Gene Illusion[1] is a 2003 book by clinical psychologist Jay Joseph,[2] in which the author challenges the evidence underlying genetic theories in psychiatry and psychology. Focusing primarily on twin and adoption studies, he attempts to debunk the methodologies used to establish genetic contributions to schizophrenia, criminal behaviour, and IQ. In the nature and nurture debate on the causes of mental disorders, Joseph's criticisms of genetic research in psychiatry have found their place among those who argue that the environment is overwhelmingly the cause of these disorders, particularly with psychiatry critic Jonathan Leo,[3][4] and with Oliver James.[5][6][7] It was also reviewed favorably in Choice[8] and the British Journal of Learning Disabilities.[9] Some of the conclusions of The Gene Illusion have been criticized in reviews of the book.[10][11]

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  1. ^ Joseph, J. (2003). The Gene Illusion: Genetic Research in Psychiatry and Psychology under the Microscope. PCCS Books. ISBN 1-898059-47-0.
  2. ^ Newnes, C. "Not at all in the genes: Craig Newnes interviews Jay Joseph" (PDF). Critical Psychology & Psychiatry. Shropshire, England: Dept. of Psychological Therapies, South Staffs & Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  3. ^ Leo, J. (2003). "The fallacy of the 50% concordance rate for schizophrenia in identical twins". Human Nature Review. 3: 406–415.
  4. ^ Leo, J. (2006). "Schizophrenia Adoption Studies". PLOS Medicine. 3 (8): e366. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0030366. PMC 1564288. PMID 16942400. Open access icon
  5. ^ James, Oliver (3 October 2003). "Required reading". The Times. London.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ James, Oliver (17 May 2003). "Children before cash". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  7. ^ James, Oliver (19 June 2006). "Can maternal anxiety lead to ADHD". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007.
  8. ^ Stark, C. P. (June 2005). "The gene illusion: genetic research in psychiatry and psychology under the microscope". Choice. 42: 1902.
  9. ^ Goodey, Chris (March 2004). "The Gene Illusion: Genetic Research in Psychiatry and Psychology under the Microscope". British Journal of Learning Disabilities. 32 (1): 44–45. doi:10.1111/j.1354-4187.2004.0238b.x. ISSN 1354-4187.
  10. ^ Hanson, D. (2005). "The Gene Illusion Confusion". PsycCRITIQUES. 50 (52): art. 10. doi:10.1037/04131512.
  11. ^ Spinath, F. (2004). "The Gene Illusion: Genetic research in psychiatry and psychology under the microscope". Intelligence. 32 (4): 425–427. doi:10.1016/j.intell.2004.04.001.
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