Many medical illnesses, like type 1 diabetes, have purely biological causes. Some mental health disorders can develop due to biological mechanisms, also known as biological risk factors. Several biological risk factors of mental health disorders include: Some mental health disorders are caused by chromosomal abnormalities.
1 Mental health is more than the absence of mental disorders. 2 Mental health is an integral part of health; indeed, there is no health without mental health. 3 Mental health is determined by a range of socioeconomic, biological and environmental factors. More items…
Psychological risk factors for mental health disorders are comprised of personality traits, thoughts, emotions, and attitudes that could make a person more likely to develop a mental health disorder: A person who tends to ruminate, or obsess over negative thoughts, on the past or current negative situations, can experience depression.
