Mental illness mostly caused by life events not genetics, argue psychologists

Yet the MRC spends just three per cent of its research budget funding studies into mental illness, most of which goes towards genetics or neuroscience.

Mental illness mostly caused by life events not genetics, argue psychologists

Sarah Knapton, science editor Life events rather than genetics are largely responsible for mental disorders, say psychologists CREDIT: ALAMY   Mental illness is largely caused by social crises such as unemployment or childhood abuse and too much money is spent researching genetic and biological factors, psychologists have warned. Over the past decade funding bodies like […]