Abstract
Mental illness rarely has a single cause. Most episodes of mental disorder are created by a combination of (a) genetic factors, (b) nongenetic constitutional factors that are largely formed through early life experiences, (c) later life experiences that may predispose the individual to mental illness (sometimes called vulnerability factors), and (d) recent life events that can trigger the timing of a mental illness. It is difficult, but not impossible, to determine the relevant proportions of each of these in an individual subject.
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