RE: Is Depression/Annnxiety from the Bullshit You Experience or are You Prone to it?
November 21, 2015 at 8:59 pm
(This post was last modified: November 21, 2015 at 9:00 pm by Aroura.)
(November 21, 2015 at 8:50 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:(November 21, 2015 at 8:45 pm)Aroura Wrote: More than 40% (some studies show as high as 58%) of people with personality disorders have a parent with the same disorder.
On the surface, this doesn't seem to indicate that it's inheritable and not environmental. (e.g. I grew up with my father, it would be surprising if I didn't emulate him in many ways, even if we weren't directly related). Now, if the parents were absentee, that would be more definitive.
They found some genes associate with it, and multiple studies have been done, including on twins.
Environment still seems to be the stronger cause, but that is the case with almost all mental issues. I'm just saying personality disorders specifically appear to be highly heritable.
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