The impact of environment on abnormal behavior and mental disease: To alleviate the prevalence of mental disorders, we need to phenotype the environment for risk factors

Hannelore Ehrenreich

doi:10.15252/embr.201744197

The impact of environment on abnormal behavior and mental disease: To alleviate the prevalence of mental disorders, we need to phenotype the environment for risk factors

EMBO Rep. 2017 May;18(5):661-665. doi: 10.15252/embr.201744197. Epub 2017 Mar 27.

Author

Hannelore Ehrenreich¹

Affiliation

¹ Clinical Neuroscience, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany.

Abstract

The risk of mental diseases is determined by both genetic and environmental factors, the latter of which may have an even greater impact. To assess individual risk and design efficient preventive measures will require phenotyping environmental risk factors.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders / metabolism
Mental Disorders / physiopathology*
Phenotype
Prevalence
Risk Factors