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Most do not know that depression is a hereditary illness which can effect one's personality

Personality
Depression is genetic being a hereditary disease as a result it effect one’s personality. People who have family background that has been diagnosed with major depression has a 2 or 3 times greater risk of developing depression in comparison to the average person (or around 20-30% instead of 10%). There are genetic changes that can increase the predisposition to both major depression and anxiety disorders including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder and social phobia. 1. Tsuang MT, Taylor L, Faraone SV. An overview of the genetics of psychotic mood disorders. J Psychiatr Res. 2004;38:3–15. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Source Used For My Edit - Overview of the Genetics of Major Depressive Disorder (nih.gov)

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