# Do People Inherit Schizophrenia?

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**Created:** [November 7, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/do-people-inherit-schizophrenia/993 "2018-11-07T14:14:17Z")\
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> **[Schizophrenia Guide: Symptoms, Treatment & More | Psych Central](https://psychcentral.com/schizophrenia/)**
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> Learn more about Schizophrenia causes, symptoms, resources, and treatment from Psych Central. Includes information about psychosis and a psychotic episode. Schizophrenia is characterized by delusions

  
One possible cause of schizophrenia — or an important contributing factor — may be heredity, or genetics. Researchers believe that some people may inherit a tendency to be at greater… ![](https://imgt.psychcentral.com/piwik.php?idsite=104&rec=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Flib%2Fdo-people-inherit-schizophrenia%2F&action_name=Do+People+Inherit+Schizophrenia%3F&urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Flib%2Ffeed%2F)