The nature and nurture of mental health problems in the family

Jasmin Wertz; Leah S. Richmond-Rakerd

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004867

The nature and nurture of mental health problems in the family

Jasmin Wertz^*
, Leah S. Richmond-Rakerd

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	e1004867
Number of pages	4
Journal	PLoS Medicine
Volume	23
Issue number	1
Early online date	6 Jan 2026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004867
Publication status	Published - 2026

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The nature and nurture of mental health problems in the family

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