**4. Discussion**

This review presented evidence for the impacts of parental schizophrenia on the psychosocial well-being of offspring. There appears to be many similarities across the studies such as similar negative outcomes, i.e. the greater incidence of psychiatric conditions amongst HR offspring in comparison to controls. The findings identified the negative impacts of parental schizophrenia on the psychosocial well-being of offspring highlighting upon the heritability of schizophrenia, extending beyond those that are clinically diagnosed.
