Study estimates likelihood of adult mental illness based on risk factors such as genes,bullying, physical abuse, and neglect,and witnessing harsh discipline and divorce More than half of Australian infants have multiple risk factors for developing a mental illness by the time they are adults, a much higher amount than is currently recognised, and a study from the University of South Australia has found.The study,published in the Australian and novel Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, is the first to have attempted to estimate the percentage of children between the ages of 0–13 years at-risk of developing adult mental illness. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com