snazyteach asked this question on 4/23/2000:

Depression and anxiety disorders seem to run in my family, i am curious to know if there is scientifical evidence that this is a genetic disorder and what genetic prediospsotion is. I am writing a paper for a general psych class.

psy01 gave this response on 4/25/2000:

Hello snazy, Yes depression is genetic, but it des not have to be. genetic predisposition means that a gene is transfered from parent to child wich brought about the characteristic in the child.

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any scientific info to back this up?