Schizophrenia (Causes)

There is no known single cause of schizophrenia. Many diseases result from the interplay of genetic, behavioral, and other factors which may be the case for schizophrenia as well. While scientists do not yet understand all of the factors that produce schizophrenia, researchers are working to determine the factors that may lead to the illness.

Schizophrenia runs in families and therefore might be an inherited illness. People who have a close relative with schizophrenia are more likely to develop the disorder. A child whose parent has schizophrenia has about a 10 percent chance compared to the risk in the general population of about 1 percent.