I just don’t get why we blanket everything under genetics.. Can that actually be proven? For instance with depression, I often hear yeah it’s genetics, nothing to be done but medication. But if a parent raises a child while battling depression, how on earth would they be able to show up fully to be able to raise a healthy, emotionally supported child? If we know adverse childhood experiences and emotional neglect changes the brain, then how is it supposed to make the right amount of chemicals? So when it’s said depression is genetics, how did they actually prove that for instance?
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There are various ways to separate the effects of genetics from the effects of environment. For example: How similar are identical versus fraternal twins? Do people who are adopted more resemble their biological parents or their adoptive parents?
For depression, the evidence indicates that genetic factors account for approximately 50% of the risk of depression, or a bit higher for more severe forms of depression.
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