李翊云的抑郁症是不是遗传的？

李翊云北大生物本科毕业，出国后转写作。纽约客常客。曾获麦克阿瑟天才奖和福克纳小说奖。现任普林斯顿大学Director of the Program in Creative Writing。

曾抑郁，幼年就曾尝试自杀，2012年两次自杀未遂。2017年，16岁的大儿子撞火车自尽。上周五，刚上普林斯顿一年级的小儿子又被火车撞死。事故原因还在调查，

The University community mourns the loss of undergraduate James Li

By The Office of Communications

on Feb. 20, 2024, 12:35 p.m.

James Li, 19, a member of the Class of 2027, died on Friday, Feb. 16, in Princeton.

Li was from Princeton, attended Princeton High School, and was a member of Yeh College at the University.

An avid reader of philosophers including Wittgenstein and Camus, Li had a particular interest in linguistics, loved playing computer games and learning new languages, and studied Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Welsh, Romanian and German (the last three self-taught).

The University has extended condolences to Yiyun and Dapeng Li, James’ parents. It hosted an opportunity on Saturday, Feb. 17, for students to gather, reflect and support one another.

Resources and support are available through Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS), the Office of Religious Life, the residential colleges, and the Graduate School. Students wishing to speak with a counselor can call 609-258-3141. Faculty and staff may contact Carebridge to speak with a licensed professional by calling

Princeton Student Struck by Train Was Creative Writing Director’s S

By Elisabeth H. Daugherty

Published online February 21, 2024

The freshman who was struck and killed by the Dinky train on Feb. 16 is the son of Yiyun Li, according to a statement from the University. She joined the Princeton faculty in 2017 and is currently director of the Program in Creative Writing.

James Li ’27 was a Princeton High School graduate. His father is Dapeng Li, the statement said. New Jersey Transit is investigating and has not released the cause of death.

A lauded writer and novelist, Yiyun Li has written about her journey through depression and grief after her older son, Vincent Li, died by suicide when he was struck by a train in 2017. In 2022, The New York Times wrote that Yiyun Li had become “something of a beacon to those suffering beneath unbearable weight.”

James Li is the second freshman to die this academic year; Sophia Jones ’27 died by suicide on Nov. 29. Seven Princeton students have died from various causes since May 2022.

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她在2017年出版的回忆录《亲爱的朋友》中讲述了自己的抑郁经历。在该书出版几个月后，十六岁的长子文森特自杀身亡，而如今小儿子James Li也逝世..

由此推测， 这种抑郁症有可能是遗传。另外家庭生活中如果有诱发他母亲抑郁的诱因， 也有可能继续诱发他哥哥和他自己的精神健康障碍。