Study challenges prejudice: Heredity only explains part of mental illness (IMAGE)

Aarhus University

Study challenges prejudice: Heredity only explains part of mental illness

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The study is the first to combine multigenerational family relationships with data on mental illness. It offers a unique insight into how these conditions occur both within families and across the population. Behind the comprehensive study are Professor Carsten Bøcker Pedersen (left) and Professor Esben Agerbo (right).

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Aarhus University

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