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14 Psychiatric Disorders Share 5 Genetic Roots, Major Study Reveals


We know that the genes we're born with contribute to the risk of psychiatric disorders during our lifetimes, and a new study shows there is significantly more biological overlap across these conditions than previously thought.

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