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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 6d

👋 Excited to welcome Isabella to the E-Risk team!

She’s a PhD student at King’s College London, funded by ESRC LISS-DTP 🎓. Her research looks at how victimisation across childhood, adolescence & early adulthood affects mental health at age 30 🧠.

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CAMHS Digital Lab @camhsdlab.bsky.social · 7d

First up: our study of expressed emotion in over 1,000 families taking part in the @eriskstudy.bsky.social study. What does expressed emotion tell us the parent-child relationship? And how can we use it to help identify children and families that need early support?

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CAMHS Digital Lab @camhsdlab.bsky.social · 8d

In a study published in the #JournalofChildPsychologyAndPsychiatry @acamh.bsky.social of over 2000 twins in @eriskstudy.bsky.social, we found that expressed emotion expressed by mothers when the children were 10 years old predicted mental health outcomes at ages 12 and 18.

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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 10d

Young people are shaping the future of mental health research 🧠✨

The McPin Foundation’s Young People’s Advisory Group is working with us at E-Risk@30, bringing lived experience, insight, and creativity to every stage 💬🔍

@mcpinfoundation.bsky.social @mcpinypnetwork.bsky.social

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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 22d

Thrilled the E-Risk Study twins contributed to a landmark meta-analysis! 🧬

DNA methylation shows strong ties to major depression & immune system involvement 🧠💥

#MentalHealthResearch #Epigenetics #Depression #ERiskStudy #Neuroscience

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

A methylome-wide association study of major depression with out-of-sample case–control classification and trans-ancestry comparison - Nature Mental Health

The authors report a meta-analysis of methylome-wide association studies, identifying 15 significant CpG sites linked to major depression, revealing associations with inflammatory markers and suggesti...

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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 28d

New funded PhD at the University of Greenwich 📚

Study loneliness from age 18–30 using twin data from the E-Risk Study.

Join a world-class team in London & explore how early adulthood shapes mental health.

Open to global applicants 🌍
🔗 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
#PsychScience #fundedPhD

Loneliness in young adulthood: a 12-year follow up in an epidemiological, genetically-sensitive cohort study at University of Greenwich on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Loneliness in young adulthood: a 12-year follow up in an epidemiological, genetically-sensitive cohort study at University of Greenwich, listed on FindAPhD.com

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The McPin Foundation @mcpinfoundation.bsky.social · Sep 5

Have you seen our paper on emerging best practice in PPI yet? 👉 rdcu.be/ezDE1

Our Director of Research @vanessapinfold.bsky.social says: "We hope it's useful to others doing public involvement work in mental health research. We've found it useful for reviewing our own processes & approaches.”

We decided to focus on advisory groups with a focus on emerging practice - not 'best' practice as this is a developing area, but what teams are reporting on in terms of their learning and practices.

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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · Aug 30

👯‍♀️ Our twin study team visited the King's Brain Bank 🧠 at IoPPN! We study how genes and life experiences shape mental health. Seeing how donated brain tissue helps research gave us a new perspective on how it all connects. @kingsioppn.bsky.social

#TwinStudy #BrainBank #ERiskStudy

E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · Aug 19

Can maternal warmth or negativity at age 10 shape adolescent mental health 💚🧠? Using identical twin comparisons, this study uncovers how emotional parenting influences outcomes at ages 12 & 18 👩‍👧‍👦📊

📄 Read: doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...

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<em>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry</em> | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online Library

Background Emotions that mothers express about their offspring are associated with offspring mental health during childhood, but little research has explored whether this extends into adolescence. W...

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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · Aug 7

"I enjoy hearing about all the unique 🌈 and diverse things that make people feel happy 😊 and fulfilled at this life stage. It’s interesting seeing all the ways the twins are both similar and different to each other."
- Bethan, E-Risk Research Worker
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Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience @kingsioppn.bsky.social · Aug 5

James Gallagher visited Professor Sir John Strang at the NIHR King's Clinical Research Facility to see how he is experimenting with new ways of tackling rising drug deaths for an episode of @BBCRadio4 's 'Inside Health'.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

#IoPPNInTheNews

BBC Radio 4 - Inside Health, Can we reverse rising drug deaths?

We try to figure out why drug deaths are at an all-time high - and what can be done.

www.bbc.co.uk

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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · Jul 24

I’m super excited to join E-Risk! 𐀪𐀪 I’m looking forward to gaining hands-on experience, and seeing how the data we work with can help us better understand different mental health disorders! 📊🧠

- Sanaa, E-Risk Placement Student

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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · Jul 17

Our latest paper, tested he classic "Monday's Child" rhyme was E-Risk Study data 🧬 to see if the day of the week you're born predicts your personality or physical traits at age 18. @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

Paper 📝: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · Jul 13

The E-Risk team are so grateful for all the personal and profound insights that the twins share with us. 🙏✨
Their commitment to sharing stories that can drive change and improve lives is truly inspiring. 📖💪 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · Jul 4

“It's incredible to contribute to such a long-running, unique study that truly reflects the diversity of the UK population. This is a special team and we are here to go beyond the data and numbers to make a real impact.” 📊
- Stefan, E-Risk Data Manager @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · Jun 29

E-Risk began in 1998 when the twins were age 5, and now we are following up the twins at age 30. Watching this study and our team evolve over the years has been an incredible journey! 💪❤️ @kingscsmh.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social

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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · Jun 19

"I have worked for E-Risk since the twins were 10 years old! 🧑‍🦱 I love being part of a team who are using this information to positively influence policies and services. 💚" @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

- Jo, E-Risk Project Coordinator

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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · Jun 12

We were excited to hear that the E-Risk Study was featured on this week’s episode of BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind 🧠, which focused on the role of twins in psychological research 👨‍👧‍👧📈 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

All in the Mind - All About Twins - BBC Sounds

Delving into the fascinating world of twin psychology.

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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · Jun 5

Recent paper using Millennium Cohort & E-Risk data finds that childhood neighbourhood deprivation is linked to mental health issues in late adolescence, and identifies key protective factors 🧠🏘️
📄 Read more: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

Understanding and mitigating associations between childhood neighborhood deprivation and adolescent mental health in two UK birth cohorts | Development and Psychopathology | Cambridge Core

Understanding and mitigating associations between childhood neighborhood deprivation and adolescent mental health in two UK birth cohorts

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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · May 30

As the E-Risk Study PI, it’s a real honour to follow the twins’ lives over time. I’m excited to uncover how we enable young people to thrive🌱✨no matter what they were exposed to in the past and what they may bring to the situation genetically! @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · May 23

An E-Risk study paper led by Jasmin Wertz, showed that twins whose mothers were more affectionate in childhood grew up to be more open, conscientious, and agreeable, traits linked to greater success in adulthood. 🎉 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40244963/

Parenting in childhood predicts personality in early adulthood: A longitudinal twin-differences study - PubMed

Personality traits such as openness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness predict important life outcomes, and fostering them is therefore a major policy goal. A key modifiable factor that is thought ...

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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · May 20

"Being involved in this partnership between the E-Risk study and @inserm 🧬 allows us to explore protective factors in psychopathology 🧠 among poly-victimised children 👶, leveraging fantastic data 📊 and working with excellent researchers 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬."

- E-Risk Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Flora Blangis

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Alice Quinton @alicequinton.bsky.social · Mar 28

Excited to share my second first-author paper from my PhD research, open access now in JCPP! 📚

Autistic traits in childhood and post-traumatic stress disorder as young adults: a cohort study - doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...

Very grateful to @eriskstudy.bsky.social and TEDS for their collaboration!

<em>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry</em> | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online Library

Background Despite the higher prevalence of childhood traumatic experiences and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in autistic adults, research on trauma-related psychopathology and autistic trai.....

doi.org

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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · Mar 28

"I joined E-Risk as a research worker 25 years ago and have been privileged to be welcomed into families' homes since the twins were 5 🏡👶👶. Without their stories with us, E-Risk wouldn't exist! Our twins (and their mums) are amazing!" 📖💙
- Becky, E-Risk Project Coordinator
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · Mar 20

Want to know more about what we do? Check out our podcast interview with Behind the Stigma, where Professor Helen Fisher & our Project Coordinator Rebecca Gray share key insights from the E-Risk study! 🎤✨
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The E-Risk Study with Professor Helen Fisher & Rebecca Gray

Podcast Episode · Behind the Stigma · 30/06/2023 · 1h 7m

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