Will this affect my future children?!
Question: My father and my younger brother both have the same mental disorder: schizophrenia. My father has the more extreme case with hallucinations, etc. What my brother has is more mild, like paranoia. Will I get this later in life? Can my offspring possibly have it too?? :(
Answers: My father and my younger brother both have the same mental disorder: schizophrenia. My father has the more extreme case with hallucinations, etc. What my brother has is more mild, like paranoia. Will I get this later in life? Can my offspring possibly have it too?? :(
Schizophrenia usually develops at around a certain age, late onset is rare. If you are many years older than your brother, you are very likely not to get it. It can often skip generations. I don't know if there is a genetic test available yet. If there is, you could find out how likely it is that you could pass it to your children. About 1% of Americans have schizophrenia. There are better treatments now for schizophrenia and many can live relatively normal lives. When you have children there will be even better treatments.
Im only 20 years old, my brother is 19. But I am just trying to be proactive about my future life :) Report It
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