Multiple Mental Health Woes? Blame It on Genetics

Multiple Mental Health Woes? Blame It on Genetics

Megan Brooks

May 23, 2022

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Different psychiatric disorders often share the same genetic architecture, which may help explain why many individuals diagnosed with one psychiatric disorder will be diagnosed with another in their lifetime, new research suggests.

Investigators conducted a genetic analysis of 11 major psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

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