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Risk and protective factors for mental disorders beyond genetics: an evidence-based atlas
Arango C, Dragioti E, Solmi M, Cortese S, Domschke K, Murray RM, Jones PB, Uher R et al.. World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 2021-10-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Decades of research have revealed numerous risk factors for mental disorders beyond genetics, but their consistency and magnitude remain uncer-tain.
Key findings
- Decades of research have revealed numerous risk factors for mental disorders beyond genetics, but their consistency and magnitude remain uncer-tain.
Why it matters
This meta-analysis states that decades of research have revealed numerous non-genetic risk factors for mental disorders but that their consistency and magnitude remain uncertain. It reports no findings on treating, curing or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
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Study details
- Study designmeta-analysis
- Participants176
- Effect sizeRR=1.57; OR=3.07; OR=9.32
- Evidence strengthHigh
How this study scored 77/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a meta-analysis pooling many studies.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)) |
| Journal's citation record | 2 / 4 | World Psychiatry: journal h-index 198 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 12 / 12 | A meta-analysis pooling many studies |
| Strength of evidence | 5 / 5 | Rated “high” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 3 / 5 | 2021 — within 6 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 2 / 4 | 176 participants |
| Effect reported | 3 / 3 | Effect reported with a statistic (interval, p-value, ratio or similar) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | A review of other studies — randomisation is not credited here |
| Times cited | 6 / 7 | Cited 318 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 4 / 5 | 45.4 citations a year over 7 year(s) since 2021 |
| Impact for its field and year | 6 / 6 | Cited 45.2× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 3 / 4 | Cited 192 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 4 / 4 | Last-listed author Paolo Fusar‐Poli: h-index 122 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | University of Cambridge: institution h-index 1,973 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 3 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 38 institution(s) in 10 countries |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 34505386) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 77 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Arango, C., Dragioti, E., Solmi, M., Cortese, S., Domschke, K., Murray, R. M., et al. (2021). Risk and protective factors for mental disorders beyond genetics: an evidence-based atlas. World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20894
Vancouver
Arango C, Dragioti E, Solmi M, Cortese S, Domschke K, Murray RM, et al. Risk and protective factors for mental disorders beyond genetics: an evidence-based atlas. World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). 2021. doi:10.1002/wps.20894. PMID: 34505386.
BibTeX
@article{arango2021-34505386,
author = {Arango, C. and Dragioti, E. and Solmi, M. and Cortese, S. and Domschke, K. and Murray, R. M. and Jones, P. B. and Uher, R. and others},
title = {{Risk and protective factors for mental disorders beyond genetics: an evidence-based atlas}},
journal = {World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)},
year = {2021},
doi = {10.1002/wps.20894},
pmid = {34505386},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20894}
}
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