Jonathan D Schaefer

Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota

Jonathan D Schaefer is a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute of Child Development and the Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research, both at the University of Minnesota. He studies how our environments can lead to or guard against the development of mental health problems, and writes about psychology, epidemiology, and stigma.

Written by Jonathan D Schaefer

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If you stay mentally well your entire life, you’re not normal

Surveys suggest only a minority of people live lives entirely free from mental disorder. What can we learn from them?

by Jonathan D Schaefer