Maggie’s Reviews > A Lethal Inheritance: A Mother Uncovers the Science behind Three Generations of Mental Illness > Status Update

the unexpected legacy of divorce.

Page 70 stealing as substitute to a drug high

...trapped in rigid roles. its easy to see the trials and tribulations of the "problem" child. but the same dynamic makes it harder for the "good" child to admit to having any trouble with the normal challenges of growing up because it might require admitting a "failure" and dis-perfectionism; disappointment to his parents. - pg 102

pg 106 - Dr. Husseini Manji ( chief of the Mood Disorders program at NIMH - " Avoiding simple carbs, like bagels and soda, which can cause fluctuations in blood sugar and worsen depression, and stimulants like caffeine and alcohol, which can destabilize mood. "

getting off an antidepressant after lifelong depression; most people relapse within a year - 119

Myrna Weissman - "' if the mother is depressed and just one other close relative in the family has a history of depression we know the children are likely to show up with either anxiety or depression by the time they are 15'"

- "When a depressed parent raises a child who is at a genetic risk for depression, the blurred line between nature and nurture becomes harder to find. how much dopes the depressive personality of a mother or father shape the child who takes her emotional cues from that parent? when "normal" in a family translates into a state of depression, how does a child overcome his expectation to be like Mom or Dad? " -121