Is Depression Genetic?

Can you inherit this awful condition?

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It’s no secret that I have wondered about the impact growing up with severely depressed parents (my mother and stepfather) has had on our siblings. From both a nature and a nature perspective, I wondered if depression is genetic and can be passed on and if we ever really had a chance of escaping it.

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