One study published in Schizophrenia Bulletin in 2012 found that patients with psychosis were almost three times as likely to have been exposed to adversity as children. That’s not to say the disorder doesn’t have a genetic component, but it does demonstrate that it can’t be quantified by looking at genes in isolation. If there are racial differences in diagnoses, it may be life experiences, perhaps even the negative experiences resulting from racial discrimination, that tip some people over the edge while rescuing others. This is without even considering that schizophrenia diagnosis itself is
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