Is madness hereditary in any case?

There is some genetic influence, but not most of the time. “Madness” is not a very PC term, but if you are referring to psychosis, then most causes of madness are not strictly genetic, but have some genetic component. read more

“Madness” is not a very PC term, but if you are referring to psychosis, then most causes of madness are not strictly genetic, but have some genetic component. read more

Now a study in Nature Neuroscience gives us a reason why: creativity and madness may share the same genetic underpinnings. From the time your parents’ chromosomes combine to create your genome, there is a thumb on the scale of your fate. read more

Today most professionals and lay people believe that the hereditary nature of schizophrenia and various other mental illnesses has been confirmed by an accumulation of various evidence. However, a review of that evidence finds that is far from conclusive. read more