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mzmolly

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14. I hate to label mental illness

Reply to rokar (Reply #9)

Mon Feb 10, 2025, 09:29 AM

Feb 2025

as anything but a brain disorder. It appears that if the article is correct, autism is just a different variation of a genetic predisposition to many other conditions.

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Several Psychiatric Disorders Share The Same Root Cause, Study Reveals [View all] ShazzieB Feb 2025 OP

Not surprising. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #1

But what's amazing to me is... ShazzieB Feb 2025 #2

We knew bipolar, schizophrenia, alcoholism were inherited illnesses. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #3

This seems like a big advance, big news. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2025 #4

Thanks for finding this article Sanity Claws Feb 2025 #5

Part of it may also be overlapping symptomatology JT45242 Feb 2025 #6

Fascinating wendyb-NC Feb 2025 #7

Anxiety isn't named in the stew, interesting. appalachiablue Feb 2025 #8

It's like the outcome is boiled frogs Simeon Salus Feb 2025 #11

Thank you, great post! appalachiablue Feb 2025 #12

I think anxiety is the result of a lot of these and not necessarily the cause. LiberalArkie Feb 2025 #13

Could be, result more than origin or cause. It's all a big, messy stew. TC appalachiablue Feb 2025 #15

Autism rokar Feb 2025 #9

I hate to label mental illness mzmolly Feb 2025 #14

Stigma around any illness or human condition... littlemissmartypants Feb 2025 #17

The association is intriguing Random Boomer Feb 2025 #19

This is very interesting lonely bird Feb 2025 #10

Thank you so much, ShazzieB, for this extremely important information and article. wordstroken Feb 2025 #16

Great share! Love you. ... littlemissmartypants Feb 2025 #18