It may or may not be inherited, but Chang Shang-wen, a psychiatrist at Shin Kong Wu Ho Su Memorial Hospital, notes that a close relative who is schizophrenic raises one's own chances to 2-3 percent--or about ten times normal. The nature, course and aftermath of a mental illness may differ greatly from person to person.
至於精神病是否會遺傳，新光醫院精神科醫師張尚文指出，家族中有精神分裂者，罹患此病的機率是一般人的十倍，也就是二∼三％的機率。