Are Mental Illnesses Inherited? What to Know About Your Family's Health

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There are some strong links between having a family member with schizophrenia and going on to develop it. If you have a close family member with schizophrenia, your chances of developing it increase from 1% to 10%. If both your parents have it, your risk increases to 50%. Of course, not everyone with a close family member who has schizophrenia will develop it.

The genetic components of schizophrenia are still being studied and researchers don’t have a complete picture at this time. One theory is that a microdeletion in chromosome 22 (22q11) may contribute to the development of schizophrenia.

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My mom and sister have SzA. My youngest brother probably has it, too.

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My grandpa had schizophrenia
My great aunt had depression

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My grannie has sz

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I think we inherit temperaments but there is a degree of flexibility within persons to change…

It’s like the a tree…
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree but how it grows to the left to the right is its own destiny.

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no one in my family was dx but couple older family members has always shown signs of depression and sz

but i come from an old school family where you dont talk about it

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