Do children inherit depression Posted: 02-19-08 09:48am
I am curious- My current boyfriend has
depression. Let's say we were to have
childern (this isnt going to happen--lol)
could the childern inherit his depression
when they get older?
Yettie
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mominashoe
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Posted: 02-19-08 13:52pm
It depends whether your BF has a genetic
history of depression. Not all depression
is genetic, and not all of it is medically
related, so it's hard to tell whether his
children would even have any depression at
all.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 02-19-08 15:55pm
Agreed-
-yes it can be genetic, but isn't
necessarily
- children raised in a home with a
depressed parent are more likely to be
depressed, even if they were adopted
So focus on raising your child in a
healthy, happy environment and make sure
your bf's depression is getting treated.