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What're the chances of us getting schitzophrenia?
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Depends: Your family history, exposure to heavy metals, marijuana, hallucinogenic substances, head trauma, alcohol encephalopathy all are variables in the development of schizophrenia. Family history being the strongest element in increasing the odds of getting it.
Answered 3/26/2013
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