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Grand Magnate
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Jun 11, 2014 at 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by mysteriousstar
is this heradatory? do you start as adhd then go to bipolor or schizo? my kids have devloped mental illness and the dr said we wil worry when the time is right.. drives me nutty..
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Not sure if it's exactly heraditory or not, but you are more likely to have it if someone else in your family has it. At the same time, it is possible to have it even if no one else in your family has it; I guess it's a "yes" AND "no." I think sometimes when someone is raised by someone with a mental illness, it is possible to pick up some of the parents' traits, even if the child doesn't have the MI. Of course, I have no proof or research to back that up, but I think it is possible.
As far as the ADHD, I have heard that many people with Bipolar are often misdiagnosed as having ADHD, and/or schizophrenia. But outside of that, I'm not sure.
Last edited by shortandcute; Jun 11, 2014 at 11:52 AM..
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