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Heritability Explains Less About Mental Disorders Than You Think

Mad in America

Number of genes Explained variance (%) Anxiety disorders 200,000 6 0.5 Autism Spectrum 53,000 5 1.4 Bipolar disorder 413,000 64 4.6 Depressive disorder 1,154,000 178 1.5-3.2 Regarding mental disorders, pharmaceutical treatments appear better if genetic causes are assumed. ADHD 55,000 12 5.5