The nature and nurture of mental health problems in the family.

Wertz, Jasmin; Richmond-Rakerd, Leah S · PLoS Med · 2026

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Abstract

Mental health problems are known to run in families, but it is not clear to what extent this reflects nature or nurture. By disentangling these influences, a recent PLOS Medicine article sheds light on how mental health problems are transmitted across generations.

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