Does Manic depression or just regular depression run in the family?

Question

If my great grandmother was manic depressive what are the chances that i will be or that my children will be?

Answer 1

A tendency towards mental illness does run in families, but that's no guarantee that you'll get the illness. Most families have a history of mental illness, but comparatively, very few people are mentally ill, which is encouraging.



Keep yourself (and your children, if you have them) healthy: eat well, excercise, get a healthy sleeping pattern. If you've had traumatic life experiences, or if you're feeling stressed, seek counselling. All of these things lessen your risk of mental illness, although nothing can eliminate the risk completely.

Answer 2

As a third yr Psych foremost heading for my PHD I realize the variations and Nurse reply pointed them out. Clinical melancholy is an on going, degrading, typically downward spiral to hopelessness, regardless of meds. Depression can typically simplest difference while the on the spot atmosphere additionally alterations, IE: I am critically depressed approximately an trouble inside the context of my occasions. If the occasions do not difference, neither will my depressions. We additionally give a contribution to our gained melancholy in approaches like hopelessness. I bought fired from a role, I need to have performed whatever incorrect. I cannot get a brand new activity considering that I might do whatever incorrect there too, so I wont trouble to appear for a brand new activity considering that i think it is going to be futile to take action. Manic/Depressive...Bi Polar is a little more tricky and tougher to diagnose within the factors. One hour, momen, or day I might consider approach UP and jubilant, even supposing I do not know why. The subsequent second, hour or day I is also in a extreme melancholy, additionally now not expertise why, however much more stressed approximately the why. Heck Yesterday I felt first-class, what occurred? Dallas

Answer 3

both can run in the family.

Answer 4

there is a good possibility