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My name is Jessica and I am a mother of a beautiful daughter Seraphim who is 10 months old and a wife to a cute husband named Seth. I love the gospel and I love to share my experiences,thoughts and feelings about it.
How can I help someone who needs help but is not willing to recieve it?
- By Jessica
- Published 10/1/2010
As the months went by I have noticed him sinking deeper and deeper into depression. At first I did not recognize it for what it is. I was just getting so frustrated with his mood changes and negativity. Then one night we had the chance to really talk it out and after speaking with him I was sure he had depression. I asked him to get help by visiting a doctor or getting on some type of medication because obviously this wasn't going away on its own. But he angrily refused.
He told me not to bother him with this anymore. He was getting very hostile about this whenever I brought it up so I stopped asking him to get help. I did not know what to do. I feel so helpless sometimes as I watch him sink further and further into depression. I keep hoping that he will wake up one day and realize that he needs help and go get help. But I so far that hasn't happened yet.
When he is not in class or searching for jobs he occupies his life with video games, computer games, movies and D and D group meetings. He doesn't seem to want to spend time with our daughter who is almost 1 year old. I literally have to plead for him to play with her and spend time with her. His depression has caused other things to happen. Because of his depression he has become antisocial, verbally abusive, negative and he lost all interest in church. He only goes to church because I go.
I don't know what to do. We are seeing a marriage councilor but he just thinks its all a waste of time for him. The only hope I have is through prayer. I have been praying so hard that things would get better. That he would want to get help. I do all in my power to be a good example to him. I try to plan family activities. I try to do family home evenings. I try to plan date nights and temple trips. I make sure we get to church every Sunday, alhough he leaves early most of the time. I try to have daily scripture study both on my own and with my husband. But nothing seems to work.
I have spoken to my bishop as well as to his and my parents. I even felt tempted to slip him some St. John's Wart, which is an herbal supplement for depression. I don't know what to do. I feel like our marriage is about to fall apart because of this. I honestly almost left him 5 times because of his verbally abusive behavior.
Sometimes I wonder if there is a legal way to push him into getting treatment. I wonder if there is a rule somewhere that states if a person becomes unsafe to the point of harming someone in anyway because of his depression that he would have to get treatment by law. I don't know how bad does it have to get for him to get help. How far does he have to fall to realize that he has been in denial? I don't know. I just pray and pray and pray that things will get better, that I will be strong enough to raise my daughter on my own, that someday he will be humbled and accept help, that the Holy Ghost will help him heal his pain through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
I know that Christ suffered all so that we can have peace. I know that he lives and loves us. I know that he wants us to be happy. Men are to have joy in this life. I know that maybe if I have enough faith a miracle will happen just like with Alma when he prayed for his son to find his way back to Christ. I know it could happen to us. I just need to have faith.
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Sally ( Author/Admin)
said this on 04 Oct 2010 7:56:57 AM CDT
Dear Jessica: Thank you for sharing your thoughts and concerns. I can see that you love your husband very much and want to help him. Unfortunately, unless he has a desire to change, there is little you can do to force him. I hope he will wake up and realize that he is in very real danger of losing everything dear to him. I urge you to speak openly about this to your bishop and get his council. You may also need to get come counseling or attend a support group for people whose spouses who suffer with depression. If your husband becomes abusive or violent, you need to take steps to protect yourself and your daughter. Your bishop can help to steer you in the right direction. Never loose hope in the power of prayer and fasting. Our prayers are with you.
Love, Sally and Winston
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Phillip ( Author/Admin)
said this on 07 Oct 2010 11:32:12 AM CDT
Dear Jessica: I know somewhat what your husband is going through! I don't know if you mentioned his age, but it sounds to me like he might be at mid-life!
Which can be a very difficult time for both sexes. I don't have any special advise for you, except that with sincere and ardent prayer things will work out for the best naturally! But, know that when we inquire the Lords help, we should learn to listen through quiet meditation for answers as well as pray! Its a two way link of communication (as with any other) between God and ourselves! God bless you and your family! In the name of Jesus Christ! Amen!
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Roger Stark ( Author/Admin)
said this on 08 Oct 2010 7:30:58 AM CDT
Jessica, I am sorry for your difficult struggle. Abuse isn't much fun, and it is hardly what we expect when we marry. I admire your faith and your commitment to helping your husband. He is a lucky man (even in his blindness). In my practice I deal with a lot of folks struggling with very difficult problems and continue to be amazed at the comfort available from the Savior even in the midst of very difficult emotional storms. I encourage you to continue to reach out to Him. About your husband I would only say that this sounds like more than just depression and abuse is not ok and can not be tolerated. Neither you or Seraphim deserve that.
Blessings to you, roger
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SteveH ( Author/Admin)
said this on 20 Nov 2011 3:43:21 AM CDT
Hi Jessica, thank you for sharing. I can relate to your situation. I have been married for over ten years now and have a wife with depression. It is hard. Sometimes I think about leaving but what holds me in are two beautiful children who I could not leave. Also the love for the Lord and knowing divorce would be an easy option at first and full of bitterness later along with, hurt, pain and regret for the rest of my life. I do love my wife, but not the illness. I agree with others that physical abuse should not be tolerated. Over my ten years with my wife the best times have been when she has been on medication (6-9 months). It does help but has worried my wife because she believes in having children and there could be complications if you fall pregnant on the drug. We have struggled to have any more children and may be coming to the time soon when she needs to go back on medication. I do not know the answers but I do know that she needs me. Her life is rocky with many arguments with her family and close friends. We have received great help from a sister in our ward who is a counselor. Without her help we would probably be divorced. She has given us many great tools to help us communicate and help us to understand what is acceptable and what is not. She has also shared anger management principles with my wife in private - which I have noticed make a difference. I suppose like anything in life that you want to succeed at you have to put effort into. Marriage is no different. Understanding depression is no different. All the best with your struggles. You are not alone.
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"I looked for a counter to the dominant narratives of our hysterical moment." In creating her new cinematic playlist for the Bentson Mediatheque, artist Gudrun Lock considered a question: How do these margins of life define what is central? A participant in the Bentson Local Scholar program, in which local artists are invited to critically engage with the Ruben/Benston Moving Image Collection and share their findings, interpretations, and concerns, Lock's playlist, Looking to the Margins, will be screened at 7 pm on May 4 in the Bentson Mediatheque. It will continue to be available throughout the months of May and June on the self-select Mediatheque. Here, she discusses her thinking as she made her selections.
While exploring the Walker's Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection, I looked for a counter to the dominant narratives of our hysterical moment. Paul Chan's Baghdad in No Particular Order (2003), Peggy Awesh's Beirut Outtakes (2007), and Jem Cohen's Blood Orange Sky (1999) stood out to me because they foreground the small narratives and the quotidian. Through them we glimpse things often deemed unimportant, but things that are, in fact, at the core of our collective lived experience. I sat in the dark and contemplated frayed and wobbly images of other times and other places and asked myself: how do these margins of life define what is central?
There is a fuzzy boundary between order and chaos in these films; a monkey is caged, women bear arms, celluloid is overwhelmed by debris and mold, all the while Mt. Etna fumes and oozes in the background waiting patiently, oblivious to human needs and desires. I see images of nature, war, marriage, rot. Ecstasy, boredom, machismo, longing. Light and shadow. Darkness and time. Silver twists of eel flesh, at once exotic and ordinary, glimmer in the shadows. People walk, talk, sing, dance, pray, smoke, eat, and share themselves with the camera. I take a breath. An oil tanker truck drives by. These films contain a truth that is located on the margins of dominant Western culture, and also on the margins of materiality.
Iraqis dance in run-down rooms and recite poetry on dusty street corners in Paul Chan's pre-"Operation Iraqi Freedom" film, Baghdad in No Particular Order. He records these moments as proof of humanity's continuity and as a last minute plea against U.S. invasion. Mundane life patiently flickers forward, often out of focus, but full of dignity. The fragmented style and rough edits ground us as viewers: we are not taken in by pretty pictures of a fictional world, but instead we are bumping along with him and his film crew as they insert themselves in the daily life of the people around them. The camera stares at the floor while the operator navigates a hallway and we sit on the living room couch as guests and talk; we also stand on a street corner in a jiggly encounter with a wedding party and rock back and forth at the repetitious beat in a mosque. The voiceover in Chinese, Arabic, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and English adds a layer of philosophical statements, humdrum facts and simple anecdotes about the city, its population, and its culture.
In contrast, old American Westerns and Arabic language home appliance ads stretch and collide in Peggy Ahwesh's Beirut Outtakes. The dramatic, virile fictions and feminine desires on view in the scraps of found footage barely hold up to the aggression of being dragged through a projector; scratches, squeaks and whines consume the multilingual narratives co-existing on screen. The abandoned fragments of film Ahwesh spliced together are moldy remnants of a middle-class lifestyle in one of the oldest cities in the world. "BEWARE! LET GOLD NOT BE YOUR GOD!" we are told, as a mummy, enacting a curse, lurches forward in some long forgotten American B movie. In Beirut Outtakes the marginal exists not so much in the content of the images but from time taking its course—it eats away at the material that was ditched when a Beirut cinema shuttered its windows. We are made aware of the fiction and temporality of filmmaking itself while we view the degraded images.
Another breath, and now I encounter Catania, in Jem Cohen's Blood Orange Sky, where a tune, "The Vendor's Lament," effects a tenderness for a Sicily I have never known. I sit, watching and waiting for life to unfold as it does, on its own terms, in its own time. A major character in the film is the bustling market, where for perhaps thousands of years people have gathered to work, steal, barter, and talk. I find myself vulnerable to nostalgia, the washed out images full of loss. Teenage girls pose and giggle on a pre-EU cobblestone corner. We drive through the rain and grey streets of the ancient port town, while vignettes of marginal housing developments, smoking men, and the day's end cut in alongside jarring scenes of a volcano huffing and puffing and glowing in the background, just as it has done since the dawn of time.
In all of these films there is a reminder that public life is dominated by men. But I put that aside, and try to glean some sense that we are not reducible to the ravages of war and nature. Through these films the margins reveal what is commonplace. But the edges and boundaries that line the screen prove fragile and as I walk out of the dark theatre, exposed again to the present moment, on the fuzzy border between order and chaos, I take a deep breath and I ask myself, is the child bookseller in Baghdad still calling out? Are there still fish in the sea? Do women continue to swing their hips in the glory of a cool breeze in Beirut? I wonder this to myself as we collectively careen into a precarious and hysterical future.


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Hello DreamGroup,
My fiancé and I decided long ago that our wedding would be child-free and made note of this directly in the invitation. Our wedding is coming up in a few weeks and my cousin just called to ask if she can bring her 6 month old baby to the reception as she doesn't feel comfortable leaving the baby with a babysitter just yet. I'm sympathetic (sort of) to her situation, but am worried about two things… 1) we didn't want kids at our wedding!! and 2) if I let her bring him, I will receive tons of grief from the handful of "angry mommies" that had issue with our decision from the start. What should we do? We don't want to cause a scene or make people mad, but it's our wedding and I've been to enough weddings in the past that were ruined by crying babies either during the ceremony, dinner, or speeches and we swore that wouldn't happen to us! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for this!
Hello D.R.
Ah kid vs. no kid drama!!! This comes up all the time! In fact, I have been dealing with this very issue just this week. Typically the scenario is similar to yours in that the couple has decided to make the wedding an Adults Only affair to the "horror" of their family and friends with kids!! Personally, I think children have a place at daytime ceremonies and afternoon receptions (as long as the couple are in agreement), but do not feel they belong at an evening affair with drinking adults and dancing until midnight (kids should be in bed by 9:00pm shouldn't they?), but not all parents feel the same way. The only time I have a hard time enforcing the rule is when a mom is having difficulty leaving behind her little one (as I've been there myself) and has voiced an ultimatum in that it's either baby comes or mom doesn't come to the wedding at all, which is not very fair to the bride and groom. Here's what I suggest…
From the get go make sure both the bride and groom are on the same page with the decision to have a kids free wedding and willing to hold their ground as the decision is often met with turmoil of sorts and it's only made more stressful when either the bride or groom are forced to "cave in" under family pressure creating a whole other set of problems behind the scenes as no one wants to be deemed "the bad guy".
The other thing to do is to include contact information for a reputable local Babysitting service in the invitation (or listed on the wedding website if applicable or even emailed directly to those invited guests with kids) to reinforce the rule and offer a little help to parents who may not have yet established a regular babysitter or perhaps are visiting from out of town. DreamGroup regularly refers Nannies on Call – http://www.nanniesoncall.com - a terrific resource! They will send babysitters to private residences, to the hotel to manage children in a designated Kids Room (if that is the plan), or can babysit en suite in a couple's hotel room if they are visiting from out of town.
If you did not set the rule from the beginning that children would not be expected, you need to be ready that parents invited will sometimes naturally assume their children are welcome. The rule of thumb is if your name is not on the invitation you are not invited to the wedding, but not everyone knows or abides by this rule. Be prepared for kids by arranging a Kids Room equipped with a TV and Movie, hire babysitters to manage and entertain the kids, provide games, toys, fun packs, and snacks to keep them content. At least if parents do bring their kids they can have a place to hang out and play without being too much of a distraction.
You will never make everyone happy, but in the end you need to do what you feel best works for you and your situation and just be polite and clear about your wishes. Beyond that, all you can do is handle each situation with as much grace and patience as possible. Best of luck!
Wedding Planner signing off! Until next week… keep those questions coming in! Submit your questions by emailing us at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Genève first began her wedding career in 1999 as the Catering Manager for one of Vancouver's most sought after wedding venues, Brock House Restaurant. In 2004 Genève and college friend Sarah Shore ambitiously started up what is now one of Vancouver's longest running and most trusted wedding planning companies, DreamGroup Productions Inc.
These days, in addition to working with her clients in a full planning capacity, Genève focuses her attention on the sales and marketing aspects of the company and is most often the friendly voice you will chat with when first inquiring with DreamGroup. Genève is known to inspire and excite both clients and industry associates alike with her exuberant personality and joie de vivre! Her ability to be refreshingly candid and her in depth knowledge of the wedding industry have earned her the friendly moniker "Two-Cents McNally". Genève also teaches the Wedding Planning classes offered through the dg Academy and is the chief correspondent behind DreamGroup's weekly Blog feature Ask a Planner.
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I didn't expect to be writing today, but here I am. The idea was a simple one, Wuxia King Arthur with Dragons, Magic, and a Twist. That idea was so high concept that I didn't expect it to start crystalizing as fast as it did.
Throughout the day, I probed the idea and even made a test cover to see if I could find any inspiration in what I can only call a notion. That is a very generous way for me to describe this wisp of an idea that I had by midnight. But I really wanted to write something, anything.
At about 1 am, I sat down in my office to start writing and the words and images started flowing. The characters and world came alive to me. I can't remember a story that flowed out of me so easily.
This isn't the book I was planning on writing. This isn't even the setting I thought I would be writing in, but the story presented itself so aggressively I had to give it a try.
Fascination is more important to me than than inspiration. I really need to be captivated by an idea for the images to form easily. I can write when I am not in love with a story, but the stories are harder to do, and I find it hard to get into the character's head. Fascination is a funny beast.
I hope Dragon in the Snow continues to flow this easily, but I know it will have challenges like every story does. The best part is, I don't know how the book will end, but I have a funny feeling it does.
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Happy double birthday/
Photo shoot party in my Hersham studio I hire - lots of music, laughter and selfies !
These girls were so fab and a credit to their parents !
Email me if you would like further information on my Photo shoot parties.
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Photo shoot party in my Hersham studio I hire - lots of music, laughter and selfies !
These girls were so fab and a credit to their parents !
Email me if you would like further information on my Photo shoot parties.
I am offering a special Spring Deal to celebrate my newly updated website.
It is simple - Book a date that suits you ....
£199 for 5 digital images
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This deal will only be available until Sunday 29th April.
It's a great way to update your family photos with out having to spend a fortune.
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Many Thanks Jo xx
Introducing the stunning Betty ~ The face of Under the Rose. Under the Rose is a unique new collection of fine silver necklaces, bracelets, and tiny photo charms created to treasure, to evoke emotion and memories. We always have a lot of laughs when Tracy from Under the Rose and Betty come to the studio.
I am LOVING the rose gold that' just winged it's way onto the website! Head over and check out the beautiful jewellrey https://www.undertherose.co.uk/
The Ultimate party experience. Do you have a Diva in the making ? Book your child's photo shoot party with jodouetimages at West Surrey Studio in Hersham. Birthday, end of exams or leaver's party? Pre - Prom shoot? or just because they are worth it!
Up to 10 guests, full use of professional studio complete with dressing / make up area and wind machine!
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This is a shoot for Caitlin's 11th Birthday and 9 of her mates! They were fabulous, beautiful, confident and proud! 2 hours of music, fun and lots of laughter!
She left very happy and excited to see the finished images.
Caitlin had this to say " I had my 11th party as a photo shoot party with Jo recently. It was my favourite party ever! My friends and I had a few outfit changes, and so much fun creating our poses for the photos! Jo made us all feel at ease in front of the camera and even let us have some funny shots that I will treasure for ever! It's so lovely especially in my last year of primary school to have such lovely photos of me and my friends. Thank you Jo! Caitlin xx
Happy New Year to you all. Here's hoping 2017 is going to be FAB. This shoot was taken last summer. It had been a long time coming for this lovely mum. ( Last shoot was in 2011) But thankfully for Nikki ~ the family finally agreed to attend a family photo shoot at The Studio. I promised to make it short & sweet and above all not "cringe " Even Marmite the dog seemed to be enjoying herself.
If you are interested in booking a family photography studio session please email me on firstname.lastname@example.com and I can let you know my availability and prices.
NB> Price increase will start soon - except for bookings already made at 2016 prices.... So get in quick to secure last years price.
A simple setting in a studio is all you need to capture the beauty with family portraits. My Christmas mini shoot dates have been released, these sessions offer you a taste of a full session at a fraction of the price. They also make fabulous xmas gifts for everyone! I have a few sessions left on sat 26th and Sun 26th Novemeber
LOVE and Autumn shoot. The colours at the moment are amazing and so worth capturing! It's not hard to see why I fell in love with this little boy ..... I mean look at those eyes !! Such a poppet!. We had a lovely walk around Hampton Court and found some beautiful backdrops. Mum and dad weren't too keen to be in the photo's but with a little persuasion from me we got some fabulous family photo's for their album. Family photography sessions in Surrey and Surrounding areas from £95.00
Every year these gorgeous TWINS and their cute little brother come and have a studio session. As they get older I have started to see some similarities between the girls finally! The Sessions - Family Photography Hersham from £95 contact Jo for more info on her next planned studio session.
These gorgeous sisters rocked their little shoot last week ! Mum wanted some up to date pics to make a framed gift for Grandads 80th Birthday last weekend ! I'm sure he absolutely loved it and will cherish it ! #memoriesaremadetobeprinted Oh Love!!! they are truly beautiful pictures!!! THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!! I love them all, hence I'm going to take all images in gallery package as I cannot choose. You are so clever and captured them so well, espesh little one with her hands in pockets!!!! Thank you again lovely xxxxxxxxxxx
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A beautiful day in Richmond park and I went Drone flying with friends! Such a cool experience for us all. I even got to take the controls (of the "on board" camera luckily not the actual drone itself! ) My girls modelled for me as if I was on a photo shoot with clients. I have to tell you it wasn't as easy as Andy made it look !
We were on the only ( tiny) piece of the park that Drone's are allowed to fly which we shared with remote controlled planes, helicopters and deer!
If you are interested in a family photo shoot by a Drone then get in touch for more details. If you are interested in hiring the Drone services by Macchina Volante please contact Andy through his website. www.macchinavolante.co.uk
I am always really impressed the lengths families go to to get the perfect family shoot ! ( although, I think it was my idea!) I met this lovely family of 5 at 830am on a glorious sunny Saturday morning, armed with coffee, we ventured to Waterloo to explore.
London is really an amazing backdrop for family photography session and made for a nice change from their previous shoot in a lush Surrey park.
Book your family shoot now from £95 Contact me through the contact page of my website or email me on email@example.com / 0776142712
Last week I met the beautiful and very talented Ria Smith ~ remember her name ! she is a local musician with bags of talent. Ria wanted some head shots with her beloved instruments for her new website ...coming soon! I will post the link when the website is ready for Launching ! This was a mini commercial session from £200. Head shots, surrey.
Not long now till this gorgeous Mama and her sweet girl meet their new family member. G came to see me at 36 weeks pregnant, looking radiant and relaxed to capture this moment before Baby makes his or her appearance very soon. Miss A is looking like she will make a very loving and helpful big sister. I am looking forward to meeting the new arrival in a few weeks time at their Newborn shoot. I am guessing a BOY!
This lovely creature is Ernie a 12 week old Maltese Puppy. He was the calmest most sweetest puppy I know ( except for my boy Obi of course! ) No Diva antics, no accidents on me either. His new owner was the perfect trainer and the pair have become inseparable, following each other around the house. If you have a new puppy or any other animal for that matter and you would like me to capture their utter cuteness then drop me a line on firstname.lastname@example.com or call 07766142712 for further information. Puppy shoots start from £125
Now that Christmas is over I am able to blog some of my sessions that took place before Xmas. A lot of client's photos are used for gorgeous Xmas gifts for family and friends and I would hate to spoil the surprise for them. This local family are a very lovely bunch of photogenic people who wanted family photo's to celebrate Grandad's 70th Birthday. This family had the most perfect back garden for the shoot and the winter light was stunning! If you would like to book a family photo shoot please get in touch with me through my website or email me on firstname.lastname@example.com Family photography, Surrey from £99
I was invited round before Christmas to meet George the cockerpoo. How adorable is gorgeous George? We turned his shoot into a little family shoot. I am sure these made lovely Xmas gifts for family and friends. If you would like to include your precious pet at your family shoot please call me on 07766142712 for more details.
Hello - Firstly I know I am very late in wishing you all a very merry Xmas , forgive me I thought I had scheduled this post, but clearly I hadn't! Once Xmas came I switched off my Mac and re- introduced myself to my family again! I hope you all had a very lovely time with your family, friends and loved ones. Here is hoping 2016 brings you all a lot of love, luck and good health.
If you would like to book a Family shoot with me I am currently booking about 4 weeks in advance.
Please get in touch anyway and I can see if I can fit you in if it is urgent you need your shoot to happen asap.
Newborn shoots - best to contact me whilst you are still pregnant in order to photograph your baby at the optimum time for those lovely sleepy poses. ( around 10 days or before).
Maternity shoots - contact me asap. I like to see Pregnant ladies at around 34/35 weeks of pregnancy.
Some of you may not know I also do corporate head shots, actor/model portfolio's and Product shoots for small business. Please get in contact for a quote or chat through your ideas.
I look forward to seeing you all again and meeting lots of lovely new faces.
Speak soon
Lots of love
JO xxx
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Following is a number of recommendations on the best usage of GWASpi. More sections will be added as we discuss study cases with our users and a data bank of knowledge is generated on issues related to GWAS in general and their management with GWASpi in particular.
You may find further details on how to perform basic statistical analysis in a population-based genetic association case-control study in this Nature Protocls article.
Study Design
GWASpi is not intended to fix the study design 'a posteriori'. Studies should be well designed from the start to expect any ensuing statistical analysis to yield dependable results.
Similarly, each genotyping platform and/or technology have their own caveats and these should be respected. These platforms will provide the suitable quality control methods to achieve a consistent dataset. These quality control methods are often centered on the process of genotyping and the correct functioning of particular techniques (such as contrast check, signal normalization, correct hybridization tests and so on). GWASpi is devised to take over from that point and perform second stage quality controls, oriented towards ascertaining whether a dataset is fit for GWAS analysis.
It should be noted that raw data that have been genotyped on different platforms should not be joined until a complete suite of previous quality controls have been performed and the genotypes can be considered called with a sufficient degree of certainty.
Also, different platforms deliver the genotype calls in different encodings. Translating from one encoding to another is sometimes simple (translating AB, 12 and 1234 to ACGT) and sometimes requires painstaking manipulations and checks (different builds and mappings, non matching stranding of alleles…). Merging such genotypes previous to the necessary manipulations will produce erroneous datasets. We are currently working in utilities to be integrated in GWASpi that would ease that problem, but until then care should be taken.
Population effects
A common complication of GWAS is the occurrence of population structure in the chosen sample-sets.The most common bias occurs when, in a case-control study, the groups corresponding to cases and controls present different population structure, resulting in different allele frequencies in the two groups. This circumstance is well-known to produce an excess of significance and spurious associations. As a consequence, population stratification is usually checked by means of Principal Component Analysis previous to final performance of association studies.
GWASpi has not yet implemented a statistical analysis allowing for detection of such an effect and we recommend the usage of freely available and well documented packages such as Eigensoft's smartPCA. Exporting to this format from GWASpi is straightforward.