2. Schizophrenia - a Hereditary Genetic Link?

As we have discussed in previous topics, the exact cause of psychological disorders is often not well understood, although is it a well researched and debated field in psychology and neuroscience.  Recent studies have shown that disorders such as schizophrenia  appear to be in some way hereditable, as it does appear to run in families.  Some researchers have been studying the genes of people with this disease to determine if it has an underlying genetic cause.

 

Although some researchers are studying the possible genetic link to this disorder, others still do not agree.

In the following video, adoption studies ( which will be discussed in the next book) show a familiar link to schizophrenia.