Is schizophrenia a genetic condition?

Schizophrenia is partly genetic- one out of ten people who have at least one schizophrenic relative also have schizophrenia (compared to one out of one hundred people in general). About one out of two people whose identical twins have schizophrenia also have schizophrenia. However, schizophrenia is not completely genetic. If schizophrenia was completely genetic, everyone who had an identical twin with schizophrenia would also have schizophrenia. This is not the case. Like I said before…

Schizophrenia occurs in the mind, genetic and environmental factors can affect it, but do not directly cause it.

Yes, schizophrenia may occur without a specific genetic predisposition for it.

Yes, it can, although it is not completely genetic. People with 1 parent with schizophrenia have a 9% chance of developing schizophrenia, which is 9 times that of the general population. People with two parents with schizophrenia have a 36% chance of developing schizophrenia, which is 36 times that of the general population. This shows that there is a strong genetic link.

Yes. Half of the people whose identical twins have schizophrenia also have schizophrenia, implying that there is a strong genetic link. However, environmental causes also play a part.

No. Schizophrenia is not completely genetic, and it also has multiple genes that can cause it.

Yes, they can, although they are not completely genetic. People with 1 parent with schizophrenia have a 9% chance of developing schizophrenia, which is 9 times that of the general population. People with two parents with schizophrenia have a 36% chance of developing schizophrenia, which is 36 times that of the general population. This shows that there is a strong genetic link. There are similar statistics for depression.

Schizophrenia is only partially genetic, and therefore is neither recessive nor dominant.

Yes. Schizophrenia is partly genetic, meaning that if you have a relative with schizophrenia you are likely to also have schizophrenia. About 1/10 of people with a relative with schizophrenia develop schizophrenia, compared to 1/100 people without a relative with schizophrenia.

The genetic factors affecting the risk of schizophrenia are not yet fully known, but the genes currently associated with schizophrenia are autosomal.

Schizophrenia is only partially genetic, and therefore is neither recessive nor dominant.

Genetic abnormalities

One hypothesis is that schizophrenia is the result of biological factors, such as increased dopamine receptors in the brain. This is supported by physical changes in the brains of some people with schizophrenia. Another is that schizophrenia is caused by genetic factors. This is supported by the high incidence of schizophrenia in relatives of people with schizophrenia.

None, because schizophrenia is a condition determined by checklists and psychiatrists. It is not a condition derived from physical brain damage.

It's not. DID is an acronym for Dissociative Identity Disorder. This is a very different condition from schizophrenia.

No you cannot prevent schizophrenia. It is a premediated condition that is inside the brain from birth.

This question is rather controversial in psychiatry. Most psychiatrists and psychologists believe that there is a genetic reason for schizophrenia, but that an event in the patient's life triggers the schizophrenia to erupt. This is because schizophrenics often have relatives who also had schizophrenia, hinting that there is a genetic background. However, schizophrenic episodes often occur as a result of stress or a change in a person's life.

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by delusions, agitation, and disorganized speech and thinking. It is classified as a "thought disorder".

Human beings do not acquire (or "get") schizophrenia. It is something that is innate, or in other words, they are born with the condition.

Schizophrenia involves structural damage to the brain. It also involves abnormalities in the levels of neurotransmitters in the brain. There are also genetic factors.

Schizophrenia

If you mean transmitting schizophrenia to the daughter because the daughter is close to her, then that is not possible. There are two causes of schizophrenia: biological and environmental. The first means that it is caused by a genetic predisposition towards schizophrenia. Scientists aren't sure what the gene is, or if there's more than one, but relatives of people with schizophrenia have a much higher rate of schizophrenia and related disorders than most people. This…

People are not born schizophrenic, although they are almost certainly born with the genetic makeup to become that way. Schizophrenia usually develops in young adulthood.

Psychosis in schizophrenia and perhaps schizophreniform disorder appears to be related to abnormalities in the structure and chemistry of the brain, and appears to have strong genetic links

Schizophrenia is a biological disorder that includes delusions and hallucinations and is partially genetic. Multiple personality disorder is a psychological disorder that comes from maladaptive coping skills, has no genetic basis, and may not be a real disorder.

Typically yes, but it varies from person to person and condition to condition (schizophrenia isn't actually just one disorder--it's a spectrum of disorders).

It is not possible to determine who was the first person with schizophrenia. Although the condition was not diagnosed with the same term, there have been recognizable cases of schizophrenia throughout human history.

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder. It is not a condition that causes any sort of physical sickness that would lead to death.

No. it's a genetic mental illness. Smoking cannot cause it.

Schizophrenia is a condition in which rational cognition is damaged. Amnesia is a condition in which the ability to make new memories or remember old ones is impaired. The two conditions are completely different.

The short answer is "no". The long answer: While schizophrenia has a significant genetic component, there are other factors which are involved in the development of schizophrenia in later life, including brain injury due to lack of oxygen at birth, certain infections ocurring while in the womb, traumatic and stressful events over the course of life, and use of certain drugs, especially during adolescence. Furthermore, the genetic basis for schizophrenia is complex, and so far…

They have learned that schizophrenia has a strong genetic component, but that there are also other factors than genetics involved.

Schizophrenia normally presents in early adulthood and is usually triggered by a traumatic event. Normally along with a traumatic event there is also a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia.

There is a fairly strong genetic component to schizophrenia, but a mother cannot inherit it from her son. He, however, could have inherited some of the tendencies from her.

At one point, schizophrenia was called "dementia praecox". Some people may say that "multiple personality disorder", "split personality", or "dissociative identity disorder" are other names for schizophrenia. However, the condition that these names describe is not the same as schizophrenia.

The genetic factor in schizophrenia has been underscored by recent findings that first-degree biological relatives of schizophrenics are 10 times as likely to develop the disorder as are members of the general population.

Schizophrenia is a psychological disorder. Schizophrenics fall into several subcategories, distinguished by the kind of delusion. Schizophrenics most commonly hear voices talking to them in their heads, although some have visual hallucinations as well. Some scientists believe schizophrenia is genetic, while others feel that, like PTSD, schizophrenia can be brought about by a traumatic experience.

schizophrenia is a mental condition characterized by personality disorders among others. there are more than four types but the most common is the 'paranoid schizophrenia' the patient exhibits suspicious trait and does not feel safe.

Yes. Its a rare condition known commonly as schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder or group of disorders that affects the normal functioning of the brain and severely impairs thinking, emotion, and behavior. Doctors do not know the specific cause of schizophrenia, but both environmental and genetic factors do play a role. The symptoms of schizophrenia are delusions, hallucinations, flat affect, and disorganized speech, thinking, and behavior. Schizophrenia relates to the biological approach to psychological disorders in that it is a primarily biological disorder…

No, it doesn't necessarily occur just because it's present in the family. There are more factors involved in schizophrenia than a specific gene. Other mental/emotional symptoms may exist in the family because of the presence of a genetic type but full blown schizophrenia is unlikely.

Schizophrenia normally occurs during adolescence, although it can develop later and much later in life. There is also speculation the children may also be able to suffer from it, but due to issues regarding developmental psychopathology, it is difficult to differentiate between what would be considered Childhood Schizophrenic symptoms and normal childhood behaviour. There are many causes for Schizophrenia, some of which are more substantial than others. For example: Reduced brain stem size when compared…

A schizophrenic is someone who has schizophrenia. Schizophrenia isn't one condition but is actually a group of several related severe disorders that relate generally to an inability to perceive reality accurately.

yes , In worst case it will lead to suicide of the person suffering from it

Schizophrenia.

Yes, eczema is known to be a genetic condition but it can also be caused by environmental factors. However, eczema is not contagious.

The psychological condition is schizophrenia (sometimes called split personality) and the individual is a schizophrenic.

Its a type of mental illness. Technically yes, it is a birth defect since schizophrenia has to do with how the brain develops before birth. The exact causes of it is not known, but its a certain area of the brain that is not developed properly. It also can be genetic as well as hereditary. If schizophrenia runs in families, or if a parent has the mental illness and the mother is pregnant, there's a…

it is a genetic condition

Yes, if it was known prior to coverage. If you have had continuous insurance since the genetic condition was known and there was no lapse in coverage (or the lapse was short enough), care for that condition will be covered by your new insurer, per HIPAA.