is schizophrenia genetic to your babies in the future,what causes it?help?

Question

if a man is schizophrenic,is it genetic to his children if he gets one?how can one get it?can it be avoided?thanks

Answer 1

It's carried on the X chromosome meaning a man or woman can carry it. But the chance of getting schitzophrenia is 1 in four. It's also triggered by traumatic events that the brain just cant handle. But there's a lot of medication available and more is being found about this condition

Answer 2

There is a lot of information about schizophrenia but most of it is lacking in the area of diet implications.

It is genetic but in certain instances may be prevented... please read on for further genetic info.

It has been proven historically, usually during periods of war when food like bread is limited, that gluten can be a major contributor.

There are some caveats about using diet for treatment or prevention: First, like any treatment, it doesn't work for everyone. Second, it seems that the longer a person has suffered, the less likely that the diet will work... Is that because of the damage that may have been done over the years?... No one really knows.

It has been somewhat related to a malabsorption issue, one example would be celiac disease (which of course is also a genetic disease that is resolved by avoiding gluten - and sometimes some other foods).

Celiac disease is typically thought of as an intestinal disorder but recent finding are beginning to admit that in some people it affects other systems like the brain. It has been connected to seizure disorders, bipolar, depression, etc.

To read more about the connection between food and schiz., here is a really good book that was written in the 1970s.

Psycho-Nutrition by Carlton Fredericks

Back cover quote: "How nutritinal deficiencies contribute to the symptoms of this groups of diseases."

Seems hard to believe, I know... but I've seen the healing power of food avoidance with my own eyes. Nothing short of remarkable.

HTH
Kim

Answer 3

Yes schizophrenia has been found to be genetic (not always though).. Just because a man is schizophrenic doesn't mean all his children will be though.

The children may not have the gene or it could be recessive (hidden but can be passed on again)..

Also environmental factors also come into play.. someone might have the gene but it might only come out if exposed to certain stresses or even a type of pollution.

Even in identical twins (who share the same genes), have only a 50/50 chance of having it if one already experiences it.

Answer 4

Although the exact cause of schizophrenia remains unknown, experts agree that schizophrenia develops as a result of interplay between biological predisposition (for example, inheriting certain genes) and the kind of environment you are exposed to. These lines of research are beginning to converge: brain development disruption is likely the result of genetic predisposition and environmental stressors early in development (during pregnancy or early childhood), leading to subtle alterations in the brain that make a person susceptible to developing schizophrenia. Environmental factors later in life (during early childhood and adolescence) can either damage the brain further and thereby increase the risk of schizophrenia, or lessen the expression of genetic or neurodevelopmental defects and decrease the risk of schizophrenia.

Answer 5

Sorry to say yes Schizophrenia runs in families and there is no cure for it yet. Most treatments leave the patient feeling drowsy or feeling very stiff.
Scientists are doing tests to find the the
Schizophrenic gene and I must tell you living with the one who has it, or living as the person who has got it, is a living hell.
Sorry to tell you this but it is true, please don't rush into anything. Good Luck

Answer 6

Schizophrenia is genetic, but it doesn' t mean that every child of a schizophreniac will inherit it.
Read up on it... There is plenty of information online about it.

Answer 7

I think it can be hereditary, but it can be triggered by a range of things.
I don't think the experts have a true explanation for this condition.