According to the article “Effects of Family History and Place and Season of Birth on the Risk of Schizophrenia,” experiment study has reported an increase in schizophrenia disorder with the parent or sibling at the highest risk. These associated with a family history of schizophrenia were more likely to diagnose in one or more family members who had the same disorder then …show more content…
The month of birth is one of the risk factors of schizophrenia. The study shows that those children born in early march are more at the risk than those born in early June and December. Studies show that there is a weak interaction between place of birth and family history with schizophrenia; it appears that the family history was more important in interacting with birth in a suburban area of the capital or in a provincial town. However, there was minimal amount of interaction with birth in the capital, or a provincial city and rural …show more content…
The schizophrenic disorder may affect a person based on the month of the year they were born or their place of birth. The place of birth, and season of birth play the major role when putting someone at the risk of the schizophrenia disorder. For example, a person born in the months of February and March are at highest risk for the disorder and those born in the months of August and September can expect a minimal risk of the schizophrenia disorder. Furthermore, study show people born in urban areas of Denmark are at a higher risk of the schizophrenia disorder and second generation blacks from the Caribbean. Despite all of the proven facts that may contribute to the illness, environmental factors are also major determinants of schizophrenia and there is not really a preventable