Same Genetic Basis Found in 5 Types of Mental Disorders - nytimes

The psychiatric illnesses seem very different — schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, major depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Yet they share several genetic glitches that can nudge the brain along a path to mental illness, researchers report. Which disease, if any, develops is thought to depend on other genetic or environmental factors. Same Genetic Basis Found in 5 Types of Mental Disorders