Hi /sci/, I'm interested in this topic

If someone has had a bout of mental illness, do you think it's worth getting your genes checked?

Genes are thought to increase your risk although it's not deterministic (some people with genes associated with schizophrenia don't develop the condition). BUT I have always had doctors say to me "oh maybe it's your genes" but they have produced no EVIDENCE. Unless you test someone's genome, you have no idea what genes they have, right?

Also for major depression, genes are apparently thought to cause 37% of your risk. Which is only just over a third. But it would be interesting to find out what genes one has, right?

(For schizophrenia it's postulated to be higher at 80%, and for bipolar apparently it might be between 70 - 90%, but I'd take all this with a grain of salt because it's only twin studies and we don't really know what genes cause these conditions as far as I know.)

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_depressive_disorder#Genetics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophrenia#Genetic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder