http://www.everydayhealth.com/specialists/emo_health/wolever/qa/are-mental-disorders-hereditary/index.aspx?pos=4&xid=nl_EverydayHealthHealthyLiving_20140924
Interesting article which reenforces what I learned in school 30 years ago. We can inherit a predisposition to a mental disorder. However the predisposition is triggered by environmental issues--stress or a traumatic event. Most mental illness manifests later in life. So the answer to the above question is yes, there is a genetic component, but that is not everything.
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