The opposite actually - the genetic predisposition for mental illness can’t weed itself out of the population unless it onsets before being passed on. If the predisposition is passed on and then fully manifests, then there’s a scenario where offspring grow up with both the genetic predisposition and in potentially a less-optimal environment resulting from the parent’s mental illness
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Reply to comment by PlayShtupidGames in People from the poorest backgrounds are far more likely to develop a mental disorder later in life than those from wealthier beginnings. More than half of people with a low educational attainment at age 30 will have a diagnosis of a mental disorder 22 years later by Wagamaga
The opposite actually - the genetic predisposition for mental illness can’t weed itself out of the population unless it onsets before being passed on. If the predisposition is passed on and then fully manifests, then there’s a scenario where offspring grow up with both the genetic predisposition and in potentially a less-optimal environment resulting from the parent’s mental illness