Colloque - Mental Health and Addiction - Eric Fombonne: What Is the Future of Psychiatric Epidemiology?

Maria MelchiorSanté publiqueCollège de FranceAnnée 2025-2026Colloque - Mental Health and Addiction - Eric Fombonne: What Is the Future of Psychiatric Epidemiology?Session 4: Social Determinants of Mental Health over the LifecourseEric FombonneProfessor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Oregon Health and Science UniversityRésuméAfter briefly reviewing the history of psychiatric epidemiology and its major accomplishments in understanding child and adult psychopathology, we will discuss its current methodological challenges and the study designs and analytical strategies that are required to integrate the effects of genes, development and the social environment in their joint contribution to mental health and psychiatric illness.