Hi Johathan, being a scientist with research in forensic genetics I can tell you for sure that genetics play a great role in everything in us. According to recent research it is understood that around 50% of depression causes are genetic while the remaining 50% depend on the other factors. Genes control everything and we all have genes. Like there are some genes who control serotonin, dopamine etc. (the happy hormones), we all have them in our bodies doing same functions, but the efficiency of those genes to work can be mutated in every human because of our genetics. Different people can have different kinds of polymorphisms in a same gene, which effect the whole system. For example if we are studying two people for the same gene , we can put them in similar environment providing similar situations, one of them can get more depressed than the other because of the mutation he has in his gene , (genetic factor). One's gene can make them more vulnerable or strong in the same kind of environmental factors. I hope this clears your query.
A genetic predisposition or susceptibility increases the likelihood of developing depression based on a person's genetic makeup. An environmental factor may trigger that genetic predisposition or solely contribute to depression.
Depression is known to run in families, suggesting that genetic factors contribute to the risk of developing this disease. However, research into the genetics of depression is in its early stages, and very little is known for certain about the genetic basis of the disease.
Hmmm...Just because it runs in families does it mean it is genetic. Families are a primary socialization agent--our parents teach us how to view and cope with life, they alert us to what is possible. So children learn views and coping strategies that might contribute to being depressed, suggesting that even if depression runs in families, the contribution may still be social.
Depression can be caused by both factors genetics and environment.
According to research a person who has relative suffering from depression is 5 times more susceptible to suffer from depression. Scientists believe 60% of depression is caused by environmental factors and 40% of it caused by genetics.
Major Depressive Disorder can be brought on by a lot of things and is likely an interaction between genetics and environmental factors. Basically this means that if someone who has a family history with depression this does not mean they are guaranteed to also develop it since they may have protective environmental factors. However, they may be at a higher risk of developing it at some point in life compared to someone without a family history.
Hi Johathan, being a scientist with research in forensic genetics I can tell you for sure that genetics play a great role in everything in us. According to recent research it is understood that around 50% of depression causes are genetic while the remaining 50% depend on the other factors. Genes control everything and we all have genes. Like there are some genes who control serotonin, dopamine etc. (the happy hormones), we all have them in our bodies doing same functions, but the efficiency of those genes to work can be mutated in every human because of our genetics. Different people can have different kinds of polymorphisms in a same gene, which effect the whole system. For example if we are studying two people for the same gene , we can put them in similar environment providing similar situations, one of them can get more depressed than the other because of the mutation he has in his gene , (genetic factor). One's gene can make them more vulnerable or strong in the same kind of environmental factors. I hope this clears your query.
A genetic predisposition or susceptibility increases the likelihood of developing depression based on a person's genetic makeup. An environmental factor may trigger that genetic predisposition or solely contribute to depression.
Depression is known to run in families, suggesting that genetic factors contribute to the risk of developing this disease. However, research into the genetics of depression is in its early stages, and very little is known for certain about the genetic basis of the disease.
Depression can be caused by both factors genetics and environment.
According to research a person who has relative suffering from depression is 5 times more susceptible to suffer from depression. Scientists believe 60% of depression is caused by environmental factors and 40% of it caused by genetics.
Hi Jonathan,
Major Depressive Disorder can be brought on by a lot of things and is likely an interaction between genetics and environmental factors. Basically this means that if someone who has a family history with depression this does not mean they are guaranteed to also develop it since they may have protective environmental factors. However, they may be at a higher risk of developing it at some point in life compared to someone without a family history.