New Jersey’s Princeton House Behavioral Health Forms Treatment Based On Genes

Officials at Princeton House Behavioral Health believe the key to successful treatment of psychological and addiction problems is in a patient's genes. A new program using genetic DNA testing at the center's outpatient site on Mount Lucas Road began in January, offering a more individualized approach to determine effective treatment, according to a news release from Princeton House. The program uses the Genecept Assay, a tool developed by the personalized medicine company Genomind to help psychiatrists understand how genetic and biological factors affect a patient's response to treatment, the release said. A unit of Princeton HealthCare System . . .