Question about Schizophrenia?!
Question: Question about Schizophrenia!?
My mother, mom's sister, and brother have Schizophrenia!. I don't have it nor does anyone on my father's side!. I'm curious is there a site that shows the chance of passing it on to the next generation!? I'm curious what's the chance to pass on Schizophrenia if I do not have it to my kids!? Is Schizophrenia one of the more common mental disorders!? How does it compare to other bad things that could happen!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
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It passes down more through the mother's side than the father's side!. It also tends to skip generations!.
And screw what your gf's family thinks!. It's what's between you and her that counts, not them!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
And screw what your gf's family thinks!. It's what's between you and her that counts, not them!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You have it recessively!. Since your dad didn't have this gene, you only have a 25% chance of passing it on!.
If your wife doesn't have it at all, it stays at 25%
If she has it recessively it is a 50%
If the gene is dominant in her it is a 75%
chance that your offspring may get schizophrenia!.
Schizophrenia is scary, but that doesn't mean you have to be afraid of it okay!? Anxiety disorders and depression are the most common!. Good luck and I hope this helped! :]Www@Answer-Health@Com
If your wife doesn't have it at all, it stays at 25%
If she has it recessively it is a 50%
If the gene is dominant in her it is a 75%
chance that your offspring may get schizophrenia!.
Schizophrenia is scary, but that doesn't mean you have to be afraid of it okay!? Anxiety disorders and depression are the most common!. Good luck and I hope this helped! :]Www@Answer-Health@Com
Schizophrenia is inherited, but it is not a purely genetic disorder!.
In monozygotic twin studies they find that only half the twins of schizophrenic subjects share the disorder, and since twins are genetic copies of each other!.!.!. this means that there is an environmental trigger!.
This trigger is a stressor that occurs in one's life, that causes the schizophrenic predisposition to manifest itself!.
As for your own children, they are at increased risk even if you do not have it!.!.!. because it is possible that you carry a predisposition to it that is not manifested in behaviour!.
It is partly genetic, partly enviromental at aproximatelly a 50% concordance rate!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
In monozygotic twin studies they find that only half the twins of schizophrenic subjects share the disorder, and since twins are genetic copies of each other!.!.!. this means that there is an environmental trigger!.
This trigger is a stressor that occurs in one's life, that causes the schizophrenic predisposition to manifest itself!.
As for your own children, they are at increased risk even if you do not have it!.!.!. because it is possible that you carry a predisposition to it that is not manifested in behaviour!.
It is partly genetic, partly enviromental at aproximatelly a 50% concordance rate!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
you could get hit by a car, swallowed by an earthquake, boiled by lava, etc etc etc
this is not to freak you out but to show you that it is almost pointless to look for statistics that show when you could expire from what horrible thing, when you could get schizophrenia, when you could turn into a werewolf!. etc etc!.
life is for the living!. you should make the conscious decision that you are going to live a full life!. if at some point your illness turned out to be schizophrenia, as opposed to cancer, diabetes, etc you would then make up your mind to get the best treatment (improvements all the time) so that you could continue to enjoy your life!.
for questions such as the likelihood of your progeny getting that illness - or any other - check with your physician!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
this is not to freak you out but to show you that it is almost pointless to look for statistics that show when you could expire from what horrible thing, when you could get schizophrenia, when you could turn into a werewolf!. etc etc!.
life is for the living!. you should make the conscious decision that you are going to live a full life!. if at some point your illness turned out to be schizophrenia, as opposed to cancer, diabetes, etc you would then make up your mind to get the best treatment (improvements all the time) so that you could continue to enjoy your life!.
for questions such as the likelihood of your progeny getting that illness - or any other - check with your physician!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You might check out these websites:
http://www!.nimh!.nih!.gov/health/publicati!.!.!.
http://www!.schizophrenia!.ca/files/Rays_o!.!.!.
http://www!.mayoclinic!.com/health/schizop!.!.!.
They have a lot of very good information on schizophrenia!. The first two websites have booklets in pdf format that you can download and save for future reference!.
There is also an excellent book, "Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Families, Patients, and Providers" by E!. Fuller Torrey, Fifth Edition!. I know Barnes & Noble has it!. Amazon!.com only has the 4th edition!. That is very good reading and tells a lot about schizophrenia!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
http://www!.nimh!.nih!.gov/health/publicati!.!.!.
http://www!.schizophrenia!.ca/files/Rays_o!.!.!.
http://www!.mayoclinic!.com/health/schizop!.!.!.
They have a lot of very good information on schizophrenia!. The first two websites have booklets in pdf format that you can download and save for future reference!.
There is also an excellent book, "Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Families, Patients, and Providers" by E!. Fuller Torrey, Fifth Edition!. I know Barnes & Noble has it!. Amazon!.com only has the 4th edition!. That is very good reading and tells a lot about schizophrenia!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
well my grandma has bi polar but i have skitzophrenia because i used to hear voices and basically the doctor put me on meds to help me get better from it i also have post traumatic stress because of the trauma as a child i grew up in its still scary for me to try to let it go even though im fighting it its hard to fight post traumatic stressWww@Answer-Health@Com
Men will usually start having symptoms in their late teens or early twenties!. Women in their mid to late twenties!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
you should be afraid of it, ive had two psychotic episodes in the past year, the last one just last month was hell on earthWww@Answer-Health@Com
Try NAMI!.org or NIMHWww@Answer-Health@Com