Geoffrey MillerVerified account

How to choose a therapist: Ask if they accept the thousands of behavior genetics studies showing that every psychological trait is heritable, and that almost none are significantly influenced by shared family environment ('childhood experience'). If they don't, keep looking.

I've focused on both genomics for my PhD, and postdoctoral neuroimaging work focusing on emotional processing in the brain. The notion that childhood experience doesn't apply here is ludicrous. The best mental health professionals realize that genes and environment matter.

Show me a large-scale genetically informative study that finds a substantial effect of shared family environment on an adult psychological trait.

Burden of proof lies with you. Can you show me genomic evidence that specific variants predispose people to childhood trauma?