Great article out of the UK. When will we start using the most accurate language, then? This is describing "injury" not "illness". Still, great article.
By Sarah Knapton, Science Editor, The Telegraph
Mental illnesses, like depression, are largely triggered by life events not genetics, and more funding should be allocated to find their true cause.
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.
(And here is the bottom line; last paragraph of the article)
“So if by doing studies like this we can strongly implicate one area of biology it gives a new lead for drug companies to try to develop new therapies.”
Read the remainder of the article here