Journal of Depression and Anxiety
Open Access

Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Publications

• Commentary   
  Biological Psychological and Environmental Risk Factors Associated with Depression and Anxiety
  Author(s): Charlotte Evans*
  
  Risk factors are characteristics, conditions, or exposures that increase the likelihood of developing depression, anxiety, or related mental health disorders. Although the presence of one or more risk factors does not guarantee that an individual will experience a psychiatric illness, understanding these contributing elements is essential for prevention, early identification and personalized intervention. Depression and anxiety arise through the interaction of multiple biological, psychological, environmental and social influences that collectively shape an individual's vulnerability across the lifespan. Contemporary research emphasizes that these disorders result from complex multifactorial processes rather than a single causative event... View More»
  

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