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The statement that 'Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia (the main causes of psychosis) are genetic, not caused by "spiritual crisis"' is not backed by the result
by fiatjaf 11y ago
The statement that 'Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia (the main causes of psychosis) are genetic, not caused by "spiritual crisis"' is not backed by the results of the paper.
- ascorbic 11y agoYes it is. That's what heritable means. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritability https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritability
- fiatjaf 11y agoFor 59%. Did you read that?
- ascorbic 11y agoRead the "common misunderstandings" section in the Wikipedia article.
- fiatjaf 11y agoThere are many things you don't know and don't know you don't know, that is complicated to explain. I, for sure, am ignorant of a lot too, but at least I know that estimating heritability on the occurrence of bipolar disorder doesn't prove that these disorders are "caused" (you used this word, while the article doesn't) by genetic factors.
- ascorbic 11y agoThey don't use that word because that's what heritability implies. The fact it has a genetic cause doesn't mean that everyone with those genes will have bipolar disorder. Of course I don't know everything. I am however more inclined to believe things with a lot of evidence (such as the genetic basis for schizophrenia and bipolar) rather than those without evidence (that it's caused by spiritual crisis).