Quote Originally Posted by cassiesmom View Post
Did you see CSI tonight, they included genealogy in the story line along with genetics.

Talking with my parents I found out there have been mental health issues on both sides of my family. I am starting to wonder if there really is such a thing as a "depression gene".
It is, they have found a genetic component towards a predisposition for depression - it's not a guarantee, but something folks should be aware of. And they know schizophrenia can have a genetic component as well.

And I am certain of it just from observation of families I know, just like science recently "discovering" that things like musical or artistic ability can be genetic, when that's something I have known my whole life! What ever artistic genes I have were inherited from my grandmother(s) at least one, they skipped clean over my mother, but as she used to tell people, her mother was an artist, her sister is an artist, and I am one, but she couldn't draw a straight line without three rulers!