Genetic+Causes+of+Depression

allaboutdepression.org Everyone knows depression can run in families, but recently the concept that people are succeptible to depressive illnesses has been under target. The cause of depression is being questioned. Whether the cause or something else like the environment might be the culprit. Researchers have been discovering how depressive illness can be inherited. Whatever is inherited is vulnerable to depression. If someone has relatives that have the illness, they are more succeptable to inheriting it but it does not mean you are destined to become depressed. Genes determine alot such as gender, height, and eye color, they also determine which diseases people may develop later in life. If you have a sibling that has or had depression the chances of inheriting it from them are 1.5 to 3. Bipolar Disorder is another disease someone may be succeptible to if they suffer from depression.

The genetic causes of clinical depression has recognized one or more specific genes that lead to the illness. There have been various studies on depressive illness but only a few have been able to identify genes that cause depression. Researchers are still learning how to identify a link between a specific gene and a vulnerability to depression.