Testing genetic testing to personalize psychiatric medications

This research study is testing whether a genetic test can help psychiatrists prescribe better medications for people with depression, anxiety, or psychotic disorders. Some people don't respond well to psychiatric medications or experience side effects because of differences in how their bodies process drugs — and these differences are partly written in their genes. This study compares two groups: one group will receive medications chosen based on their genetic test results, while the other group will receive medications chosen the usual way, without genetic testing.

Many people with mental health conditions struggle with psychiatric medications because the standard approach to prescribing doesn't account for individual genetic differences in how the body processes drugs. This trial exists to find out whether using genetic information upfront can help doctors pick the right medication at the right dose the first time, reducing side effects and improving how well the treatment works.