Are there any mental illnesses that are only inherited in females?

In fact, many people know that many diseases are actually hereditary. There is nothing wrong with some genetics if it does not have a significant impact on your health. But what everyone is most worried about is mental illness. Because of the inheritance of some mental illnesses, many families suffer a lot. So, among various diseases, are there any mental illnesses that are only inherited in women?

Genetic mental illness is a disease caused by abnormalities in the genetic development system within the individual patient. Cytogenetics has discovered that mental disorders can occur when the genes on chromosomes are abnormal in number or structure. Clinical genetic studies have shown that the closer the blood relationship between the parents, the higher the disease incidence in their offspring.

Experts have found that if one parent has schizophrenia, their children have a 15% chance of developing the disease. If both parents have schizophrenia, the chance of their children developing the disease is about 40%.

Molecular genetic studies have shown that inborn errors of metabolism can cause a variety of mental retardation.

Cytogenetics has discovered that when there are abnormalities in the number or structure of cell chromosomes, it can cause mental developmental disorders (such as congenital idiocy). Clinical genetic studies have shown that the closer the blood relationship with a mentally ill patient, the higher the incidence of the disease in offspring. Experts have found that if one parent has schizophrenia, their children have a 15% chance of developing the disease. If both parents have schizophrenia, the chance of their children developing the disease is about 40%. Mental illness has a genetic predisposition.

Modern genetics believes that mental illness is a polygenic inheritance, caused by the combined effects of not one but several pairs of pathogenic genes and environmental influences. The extent of the role of genetic factors in the onset of disease is called heritability. Genetic factors play an important role in the onset of mental illness, but they often work under certain environmental conditions. Therefore, controlling environmental factors and making internal genetic factors ineffective can prevent the occurrence of mental illness.

With the changes in the social living environment, the incidence of mental illness has shown a clear upward trend in recent years. We now introduce some early symptoms of mental illness so that everyone can detect patients with mental disorders early and go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time to prevent accidents.

1. Sleep and memory disorders: The insomnia of mental patients is different from the insomnia of neurasthenia. The insomnia of mental patients has no obvious cause, no painful experience, and they never take the initiative to seek medical treatment. Some people stay up all night but still feel no tiredness the next day; some even feel extraordinary energy. However, careful observation can reveal that the patients have symptoms such as inattention, scattered thinking, incoherent speech, and increased abnormal movements.

2. Personality changes: A person who used to be an extrovert who was enthusiastic, optimistic, sociable and good at communicating suddenly becomes taciturn and lonely, and ignores and distances himself from people who he used to get along with. People who suddenly experience obvious personality changes without any special reasons should be taken seriously.

3. Abnormal emotions: The emotional changes of mental patients are often without reason, and even a small "stimulus" can cause a big "reaction". For example, patients with mania often appear to be cheerful and overly enthusiastic all day long. Patients with depression show low mood and unhappiness. Some patients also experience emotional inversion, such as laughing out loud when hearing sad news, but sighing when hearing happy news.

4. Excessive suspicion: This type of patient is particularly sensitive to the words and actions of people around him. For example, if he hears someone talking, he will suspect that they are talking about him. Even if someone coughs, he will suspect that it is directed at him. This kind of suspicion is different from that of normal people. If something is confirmed and denied by facts, the patient still firmly believes it. This kind of pathological thinking is called delusion.

5. Abnormal movements and behaviors: These are external manifestations of mental activity and are generally easy to identify. For example, patients with delusions often suddenly attack the object of their delusions.