Mental disorder risk factors
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]
Overview
Overview
Risk factors for mental disorder include brain malformation, hypoxic ischemic injury, and infections among others.[1]
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
Prenatal Factors
- Inborn errors of metabolism
- Brain malformations
- Maternal disease (including placental disease)
- Environmental influences (e.g., alcohol, other drugs, toxins, teratogens)
Perinatal Factors
- Neonatal encephalopathy
Postnatal Factors
- Hypoxic ischemic injury
- Traumatic brain injury
- Infections
- Demyelinating disorders
- Seizure disorders (e.g., infantile spasms)
- Severe and chronic social deprivation
- Toxic metabolic syndromes and intoxications (e.g., lead, mercury)[2]
References
References
- ↑ Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association. 2013. ISBN 0890425558.
- ↑ Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association. 2013. ISBN 0890425558.
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