How is genetics relevant to psychopathology?

Answer 1

Genetics is relevant to psychopathology because every aspect of human Biology derives ultimately from genetics, and psychopathology is necessarily rooted in biology (even though it often has a cultural element as well). That said, there is still a lot that we don't know about human genetics - indeed, I would say that we are just beginning to understand human genetics - so no detailed genetic analysis is possible at present to explain the basis of psychopathology. So the relevance of genetics is more theoretical than practical, at present. But research continues.