People who have a brother or sister with schizophrenia are 10 times more likely to develop the mental illnes

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https://consumer.healthday.com/mental-health-information-25/bipolar-affective-disorder-news-60/siblings-of-schizophrenia-patients-have-10-times-higher-risk-for-the-disorder-715016.html

Among people who have a sibling with schizophrenia, the risk of developing a schizoaffective disorder increased six-fold to eight-fold. The risk of developing bipolar disorder was 20 times higher than for the general population, the study authors said.

In addition, siblings of people with bipolar disorder were four times more likely to develop bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other psychiatric problems, the study found.

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Hey @everhopeful i’ve seen u after long time…hope ur doing fine bro…!!!.

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Yes, my oldest sister thinks it’s contagious. She doesn’t, but acts like it.

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Thanks far_cry0, I hope you’re doing well.

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