ALT An illustration of a man standing under a tree reaching up to it with his left arm and holding a briefcase in his right arm. The leaves of the trees are colored blue, red, green, yellow, and purple. Some psychiatrists argue that the degree of shared symptoms among various brain ailments shows that the same bit of biology could underlie most of humanity’s mental health problems—a common cause labeled the psychopathology factor, or p-factor. In principle, it could be a powerful tool to understand, diagnose, and help treat millions of people. Image credit: Dave Cutler (artist).

ALT An illustration of a man standing under a tree reaching up to it with his left arm and holding a briefcase in his right arm. The leaves of the trees are colored blue, red, green, yellow, and purple. Some psychiatrists argue that the degree of shared symptoms among various brain ailments shows that the same bit of biology could underlie most of humanity’s mental health problems—a common cause labeled the psychopathology factor, or p-factor. In principle, it could be a powerful tool to understand, diagnose, and help treat millions of people. Image credit: Dave Cutler (artist).

ALT Some psychiatrists argue that the degree of shared symptoms among various brain ailments shows that the same bit of biology could underlie most of humanity’s mental health problems—a common cause labeled the psychopathology factor, or p-factor. In principle, it could be a powerful tool to understand, diagnose, and help treat millions of people. Image credit: Dave Cutler (artist).