[Guest]

I just wanted to throw this topic out there to see if any one can tell me what the likely hood is of my children devleloping a mental disorder.

I am thinking about trying for a baby and I am not a healthy person as it is and am working on all my health issues and phsyically am almost in good shape. Obviously there is nothing I can do about carrying on a mental disorder if it is just a so called chemical imbalance, but what are the chances? Does it start with there developmental behaviour? Is it the environment that you bring them up in? I just want the kid not to have to suffer as much as me.

I read in the weekend paper that if your grandparents & parents & your self have had a mental illness than its like a definite that your kids will have it.

 

[Sojourner]

Google for "anxiety twin studies" or "depression twin studies" and so forth.

Read the conclusions from the twin studies.