In 2004/02/12, I was diagnosed with the following mental illness; A. Generalized Anxiety > B. Depression > C. Panic Attacks. Later I was also diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyper-Activity Disorder). The following is an attempt to understand my mental illness through science and various paradigms. Is my mental illness and effect of nature or nurture or even a combination of both. Can it it be observed in my genetics, or by my brain structure? I also intend to share anecdotal evidence of my mental illness and my life experience with mental illness. It is my attempt to profile the most complete picture of my mental illness for the benefit of others.
MRI Report for Cluster Headaches - 2015/07/22 (Told not to worry about the results, as they don't point to any specific known pathology)
Findings:
The paired midline intracranial structures are centrally located. There is no evidence of any mass or mass effect. The cerebellar tonsils are low lying projecting no greater than 2 to 3 mm below the inferior aspect of the foramen magnum considered a variant of normal. The ventricular system and basal cisterns are otherwise unremarkable.
There are a few scattered subcentimeter T2 hyperintensities within the subcortical and deep white matter of the cerebral hemispheres bilaterally, nonspecific. In addition, ill-defined T2/FLAIR hyperintensities noted within the mid to right para midline pons; also nonspecific but may correlate with symptomatology. Major intracranial
vessels demonstrate the expected flow voids without any overt compression of the exiting or traversing cranial nerves from the brain stem.
Few scattered mucosal thickenings of the maxillary sinuses are noted bilaterally considered incidental. The remaining visualized orbits and remaining skull base are otherwise within normal limits.
Impression:
Scattered white matter nonspecific T2 hyperintensities. Although nonspecific, in association with the pontine ill-defined T2 hyperintensity may correlate with underlying demyelination/inflammatory/vasculitic/early micro-vascular ischemic causes. Correlate clinically.
My mental illness verified in psychiatric tests
The above is my academic records, followed by IQ tests, after Psychiatric tests, than personality test. First is my high-school transcripts (to see if my IQ is reflected in my high-school marks). After the following psychiatric tests: Minnesota Multiphase Inventory 2 (2004/02/12), MAP Personality Inventory (2004/02/12), MAP Brain Mapping (2004/02/12), MAP IQ Test - IQ of 112 (2004/02/12), WAIS-3 IQ Test (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Third Edition - IQ of 108 (2004/04/22). And finally the Myers Briggs personality test (INTJ - personality).
Download the complete Promethease DNA Analysis of Darryl Learie
Download Darryl Learie's DNA (Partial Genome)
Is my mental illness a product of my DNA ?
What is Promethease ? Promethease is a literature retrieval system that builds a personal DNA report based on the scientific literature cited in SNPedia and a file of genotype (DNA) data. Customers of DNA testing services (23andMe, FamilyTreeDNA, Ancestry.com, Complete Genomics, ...) can use it to retrieve published data about their DNA completely independent of whichever company produced the data.
You can read about SNP's here Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism
SNP's can be used to indicate susceptibility to various diseases and conditions, as well as personal traits. SNPedia is a library of known SNP's and details what they are potentially responsible for, and whether they have a good or bad repute (effect). The above Promethease report indicates my vulnerability to specific conditions like anxiety, depression, etc by red (bad repute), and green (good repute), and also explains the known SNP's found in my DNA.
Please note that this report is based on a partial genome, not an entire genome. And many SNP's have not been defined.
My Life Experience with Mental Illness