A psychiatric-mental health nurse is describing to a group of colleagues how information is gathered about the inheritance of mental disorders using population genetics. The nurse determines that additional discussion is needed when the group identifies which method as being used for evaluation?

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Risk factor analysis is evaluated when determining genetic susceptibility (i.e., predicting who is more likely to experience psychiatric disorders or certain conditions). Population genetics evaluates family studies that analyze the occurrence of a disorder among first-degree relatives, twin studies that analyze the presence (or absence) of a disorder in pairs of twins using concordance rates, and adoption studies that compare the risk of a disorder developing in offspring raised in different environments.

A Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Is Describing to a Group of Colleagues