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Psychiatry Miscellaneous 7dcbe635

The percentage of Schizophrenia in First degree relatives is

A
1.25%
B
2.40%
C
6.40%
D
4.35%
High-Yield Explanation
(C) 6.4% # Genetic factors are involved in at least a subset of individuals who develop schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is observe d in 6.6% of all first-degree relatives of an affected proband. If both parents are affected, the risk for offspring is 40%. The concordance rate for monozygotic twins is 50%, compared to 10% for dizygotic twins.

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