Article
Adolescent Peers' Diagnoses and Genetic Predispositions and Subsequent Risk of Mental Disorders.
JAMA psychiatry - 1 Sept 2026
Alho Jussi, Gutvilig Mai, Niemi Ripsa, Suokas Kimmo, Komulainen Kaisla, Böckerman Petri, Elovainio Marko, Webb Roger T, Hakulinen Christian
Abstract excerpt
Importance: Peer networks may influence early psychiatric vulnerability, both through direct exposure to peers' mental disorders and via peers' genetic predispositions. Clarifying these peer influences could inform preventive strategies aiming to improve adolescent mental health. Objective: To determine whether adolescents' exposure to peers' diagnosed mental disorders or genetic predispositions is associated...
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- Humans
- Peer Group
- Mental Disorders
- Male
- Female
- Adolescent
- Finland
