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Nature Medicine 13, 3 (2007)
Published online: 28 December 2006 | doi:10.1038/nm0107-3

Biomarkers trump behavior in mental illness diagnosis

Amanda Leigh Haag1

  1. Denver


Genes or proteins can better distinguish diseases with the same symptoms.


Here's how doctors decide which mental or neurological disorder their troubled patients suffer from: they ask questions like, "Are you hearing voices?" and "Do you feel like people are out to get you?