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2022-04-17 15:02:19
If mother has some mental issues then will her child also can get some mental problem..??? Does mental illness passes from mother to child..???
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It depends on the kind of disorder.. Some disorders have genetic predisposition and has chances of having a disorder in the offsprings too... For clarity u could meet a genetic counsellor with ur details..

Answered2022-04-18 14:32:38

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There are chances of disorder being carried.. it differs from disorder to disorder

Answered2022-04-17 15:28:42

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It depends on disorder and many mental illness do have genetic predisposition

Answered2022-04-18 04:30:39

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