My aunt has schizophrenia too, just like me.
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Yes there is a genetic component. The leading theory is that we have both genes and environmental triggers. There are eight genes associated with the illness and also environmental variables like premature birth, trauma, ect.
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My uncle had Sz. He passed away recently. It is motivation for me to stay healthy, because he drank to get away from his symptoms. I also don’t want to die in my 60’s. I want to live longer and have a family.
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No, it is not genetic in the least.
It’s like a bunch of zebra trying to figure out why the lions keep getting certain ones. Except the lion is invisible to them.
Im not alone and they have done strange and bad things to me for years, it’s not genetic. Bunch of ■■■■■■■ retards.
I wonder if they come on here and see this ■■■■ knowing full well what they are doing?
My cousine has sz.
I have above average number of relatives who have mental illness too.
you know this is something that’s never really talked about much that SENSITIVITY
is genetic. some children are BORN more emotionally resilient than others.
a resilient child might cope better with less than ideal parenting than a sensitive child.
for me its is a genetic condition. my granddad had it my dad is an alcoholic and narcissist. on my mothers side anxiety and my gran was amitted to mental ward.
its nature and NUTURE.IMO
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In my case i’m the only one.
My uncle was SZ.
My understanding of psychology is this: We are being treated based on the symptoms we are experiencing and put into several categories. I don’t believe the causes are clear. However, some articls will mention genetics, there are several genes, environment and drugs. DSM 5 has the medical diagnosis for schizophrenia, it is where all doctors in the field of schizophrenia go to. There are three categories of schizophrenia symptom criteria changes: The information stated below was taken from an article on the DSM 5 manual.
Schizophrenia: Criterion A lists the five key symptoms of psychotic disorders: 1) delusions, 2) hallucinations, 3) disorganized speech, 4) disorganized or catatonic behavior, and 5) negative symptoms. In DSM-IV 2 of these 5 symptoms were required. However, only 1 of the 5 symptoms was required if delusions were bizarre or if hallucinations included a running commentary on a person’s thoughts/behavior, and/or two or more voices conversing. This exception has been removed for lack of specificity and poor reliability. This change makes intuitive sense. The notion of what constitutes “bizarre” is rather vague, and its removal reduces cultural bias. In DSM-5, two of these five symptoms are required AND at least one symptom must be one of the first three (delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech).
Schizoaffective: Schizoaffective disorder forms a link between psychosis and mood. Previously, DSM-IV required that the mood episode be present for a substantial duration of the illness. DSM-5 requires the mood episode be present for the majority of the illness. It probably seems like splitting hairs but the change was made to improve the reliability, validity, and stability of the disorder. After all, how long is “substantial” anyway?
Delusional Disorder: The requirement that delusions be non-bizarre has been removed. A ‘delusion bizarre type’ specifier is available. Shared delusional disorder is no longer a distinct, separate disorder. It would simply be Delusional Disorder.
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