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Can someone tell me if psychopathy a genetic disorder?

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Dr. Anna-Kaisa Niemi answered

Specializes in Clinical Genetics

Genetic risk: There is no one gene that causes a psychiatric illness. It is a multifactorial condition (=many things, both genetic and environmental, play a role). It is more like diabetes or high blood pressure: they may run in the family, and may be caused by a collection of risk genes that increase susceptibility. Or by environmental factors. There is no genetic test currently available to test for it.

Answered 5/20/2016

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