An international team of researchers led by King's College London have identified genetic factors that may make some individuals more or less sensitive to the environments they experience. Published ...

(A) A systematic review summarising modifiable factors and coexisting disorders. (B) Linkage disequilibrium score regression (LDSC) analysis exploring the genetic correlations of factors with ...

Genetics is just one of several factors thought to influence personality disorder development. Life experiences, family dynamics, coping mechanisms, and social learning may all be contributing factors ...

Genetic variants influence the size of brain structures like the amygdala, hippocampus, and thalamus, impacting cognitive functions and mental health disorders like Parkinson's and ADHD. The human ...

Your genetics (traits passed from parents to children) and family history can increase your risk of developing depression. The condition is about 40% heritable (meaning there's a 40% chance of ...

Offspring of parents with mental disorders had nearly double the risk for mortality, especially from unnatural causes, compared to those with parents did not have a mental disorder, a new Swedish ...

A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry reveals that some psychiatric disorders share genetic risk factors with COVID-19 infection and severity. Using large-scale genetic data, the researchers ...

Background: Recognizing and appropriately treating mental health problems among new immigrants and refugees in primary care poses a challenge because of differences in language and culture and because ...