some forms of clinical depression -- those types that are due to problems with brain chemicals -- may be hereditary but keep in mind that this is a very complex diagnosis and just because it runs in the family does not imply that all family members will get it. your two sons should be evaluated.
is depression hereditary? . it seems like just recently our oldest son and our youngest son have shown signs of depression. my husband and myself in the past year were diagnosed with a mild case of depression. i have been on sertraline for about a year and a half and have recently been removed. it just seems very odd to us that our two boys seem to be having some of the same issues that we have had in the last year or two. is depression hereditary?