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Both parents schizophrenic and mental illness with aunts, uncles, grandparents on both sides is my condition from environment or genetics?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Both: It is likely a mix of both.

Dr Munshower and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/8/2013

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