Often a mental illness develops shortly after some traumatic event has happened in one's life. The event that seems to have caused the illness can be described as a
A) sufficient cause.
B) necessary cause.
C) distal causal factor.
D) proximal causal factor.

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A proximal causal factor is an event that occurs shortly before the onset of a disorder, suggesting a direct and immediate impact on the development of the mental illness.

Often a Mental Illness Develops Shortly After Some Traumatic Event