Mental Health World Conference 2026

At the Mental Health World Conference (MHWC 2026), this session explores how environmental factors such as stress, trauma, and nutrition can influence gene expression and shape mental health outcomes across generations. Experts in molecular psychiatry and clinical epigenetics will discuss the implications for early intervention, precision medicine, and preventive care.

Discussions within the sessions will still center on major mechanisms involved in epigenetics, such as DNA methylation, histone modifications, and RNA-mediated regulation, as well as their involvement in the development of psychiatric illnesses, including depression, anxiety, stress disorders, and more. It will be discussed how epigenetic effects are reversible and what interventions can be undertaken. It is possible to reverse the effects produced by some forms of epigenetics using medications, psychotherapy, lifestyle changes, environmental stimulants, and other types of treatment.

 Attention will be drawn to the need to review the scientific knowledge available on epigenetics to enhance our mental health practices and policies. During the session, the ethical concerns associated with researching epigenetics and applying the findings clinically will be considered.