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E-Risk Study

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Nationally representative cohort of 2232 same-sex twin children born in 1994-1995 across England & Wales. Aims to improve understanding of the aetiology of mental health and behavioural problems to inform prevention.

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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Isabella presented findings on victimisation across the life course & adult mental health using 30 years of E-Risk data at the EPA Section of Epidemiology & Social Psychiatry Congress in Italy! 🇮🇹 Huge thanks to our twins for making this possible. 💙 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Milestone reached! 🎉 The E-Risk Study team has now seen over 1,300 twins 👯✨💙 A huge thank you 🙏 to all the twins and families 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 whose continued participation, time, and support make this important research possible. @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We're incredibly lucky to work with dedicated researchers and participants who make this long-term research possible. Every conversation, visit, and shared experience contributes to a better understanding of life & wellbeing. 💙👯 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
For the first time in the E-Risk Study, we asked twins about their vaping habits 🧪👯 Tracking smoking and vaping in young adulthood helps us better understand health risks and inform future public health efforts 🫀 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🎥 Great to see E-Risk Principal Investigator Professor Helen Fisher featured on the @kingsioppn.bsky.social TikTok channel! Alongside fellow staff, she shared what inspires her work and why mental health research matters. 👏 www.tiktok.com/@kingsioppn/...
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What drives researchers at our School of Mental Health & Psychological Sciences? Learn about some of the biggest questions we chase in our research, what drives us, and about the School. #KCL #Science...
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
🤝 Loneliness and social isolation often go hand in hand. New E-Risk findings highlight their lasting impact on mental health, wellbeing, and life outcomes. 💙📊 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Investigating the interplay of loneliness and social isolation across adolescence: Findings from a nationally representative longitudinal study | Development and Psychopathology | Cambridge Core
Investigating the interplay of loneliness and social isolation across adolescence: Findings from a nationally representative longitudinal study
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Delighted to see this report published 🎉 A fascinating analysis of mothers’ speech and educational inequality using E-Risk Study data, funded by the @nuffieldfoundation.org 🗨️🧑‍🎓 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social www.york.ac.uk/education/re...
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The role of mothers’ speech in the transmission of family background inequality
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Are differences in mothers’ vocabulary and grammar 🗣linked to children’s outcomes at school📝? We explored this question using E-Risk data, click on the video below to find out more ⬇️🎞 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
🌟 Meet Alannah, who has joined E-Risk as a Researcher! She's passionate about people-centred research that turns evidence into real-world impact📊. Outside of research, you'll find her hiking, running, or lost in a good book 📚 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
🎉 The E-Risk Study team was shortlisted for the IoPPN 2026 Collaborative Research Award! We're incredibly grateful to everyone who makes this research possible, especially our twin participants and their families 💙✨ @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Childhood environments matter 🌍 Early disadvantage ↑ risk of adolescent psychotic experiences. E‑Risk findings suggest cognitive development 🧠 may partly explain this—highlighting a key point for early support 📊 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social academic.oup.com/schizophreni...
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Socioenvironmental Adversity and Adolescent Psychotic Experiences: Exploring Potential Mechanisms in a UK Longitudinal Cohort
AbstractBackground and Hypothesis. Children exposed to socioenvironmental adversities (eg, urbanicity, pollution, neighborhood deprivation, crime, and fami
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
What’s new at Phase 30 of the E-Risk Study? 🎉 We’ve gone fully digital 💻, explored family life & future outlooks 🔮, and added topics like vaping and post-traumatic growth. All while continuing to track mental & physical health over time 📈💪 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
How much do everyday conversations shape children’s learning? 🧠📚 A recent E-Risk paper led by Anna Brown explores how mothers’ speech relates to children’s development. Read the full paper 👇📝 pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/publicati... @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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The role of mothers' speech for children's education beyond the early years
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Childhood social isolation 🚶‍♀️ → higher inflammation at 18 in E-Risk 🔥 But only suPAR holds after adjustments, and twin comparisons suggest shared family factors, not isolation alone, explain the link 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37992788/ @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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Social isolation, loneliness, and inflammation: A multi-cohort investigation in early and mid-adulthood - PubMed
Social isolation and loneliness have been associated with poor health and increased risk for mortality, and inflammation might explain this link. We used data from the Danish TRIAGE Study of acutely a...
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Does tech use affect sleep in young people? 📱💤 Using E-Risk data, problematic digital tech use was linked to poorer sleep even after accounting for genetics & family factors 💡 Click below to find out more 🔽 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37106487/ @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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Problematic technology use and sleep quality in young adulthood: novel insights from a nationally representative twin study - PubMed
Adolescent reported problematic use of digital technology is associated with poor sleep quality-even after controlling for familial factors including genetic confounds. Our results suggest that the as...
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Proud of Sanaa, our 2025–26 E-Risk placement student 🧑‍🎓, for her lightning talk ⚡ on rater agreement in ADHD assessments for E-Risk twins 👬🗒️ Thanks for all your hard work—we’ll miss you! 💜✨ @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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Louise Arseneault @larseneault.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
It's Mental Health Awareness Week 💚 This year's theme is Action, for yourself, for someone else, for all of us. A reminder that progress in #MentalHealth knowledge, treatment, and policy depends on collective effort. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #TakeAction #MentalHealthResearch 🧵1/6
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Louise Arseneault @larseneault.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
🎉We are celebrating 2,500+ datasets on the #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets! This milestone wouldn't be possible without our funder @wellcometrust.bsky.social, #livedexperience experts, and community of users! Thank you for supporting the Atlas! Find 2,500+ datasets on atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk
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Logos of The Wellcome Trust, King’s College London, and MQ Mental Health Research are displayed along the bottom. On the right, a logo for the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets under which bold text reads: 'We’re celebrating 2,500 datasets!'
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
We asked E-Risk twins at age 30: what’s one goal for 2026? Top answers: 🏡 Buying a home 💪 Getting healthier 💰 Saving money ✨ Making memories @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Meet Catherine 🎊 who recently joined E-Risk as a Research Worker! "My research ambitions are to make all research as accessible, inclusive, and representative as possible. In my free time I love engaging with the arts in all its form 🎨 " @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Nearly 30 years of twin research 🧬 From age 5 to 30 — and counting. Huge thanks to our participants for making longitudinal research possible 🎉 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Childhood victimization doesn’t define the future. Over ⅓ of affected E-Risk twins showed flourishing by age 18—especially in social support, sleep, and education. 💛📚 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Flourishing in Early Adulthood Among Victimized Children: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Childhood victimization has lifelong adverse consequences including lower well-being and functional impairments in adulthood. Nonetheless, some victim…
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
🎉 A huge milestone for #ERisk30 — over 1,000 twins seen. Enormous thanks to the entire team who made this possible 💙 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
🧠 Prospective vs. retrospective measures of childhood maltreatment often flag different people 🧑 🔍 More social support & better mental health → less retrospective recall 🔍 Higher SES & more positive family functioning → harder prospective detection @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
🧠🌍 A recent E‑Risk finding shows a small link between higher childhood NOx exposure and later depression. No strong links for other pollutants — but clean air still matters for young people’s mental health 🩵 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Welcome Marta, the newest member of the E‑Risk team! “Meeting the twins at 30 is a rare chance to explore identity, relationships, and wellbeing from childhood into adulthood 🧑‍🧒. I can't wait to get started with the team!” 💙 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Meet Anna, our new Research Assistant! 🎉 “I’m thrilled to be joining the E‑Risk Study team 😊 I’m grateful for the chance to contribute to such impactful research ✨ I can’t wait to meet the amazing twins who make this work possible 👯‍♀️” @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
E‑Risk twins grew up offline, entered adulthood online yet friendships stayed strong 🫂 56% had 1–4 close friends, 40% had 5 or more. 💛 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Across three cohorts, including the E-Risk Study, a paper led by Dr Kyle Bourassa found that young people with lifetime PTSD show elevated suPAR at age 18, a marker of chronic inflammation. A key insight into how trauma shapes long‑term health. 📚✨ @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
🧬📚 How do genes, families, and schools shape learning? This paper led by Dr Alexandra Starr looks at how researchers untangle genetics from environment across childhood and countries, using E-Risk Study data🌍👯‍♀️ @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social @vuamsterdam.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
We’re delighted to announce that the E‑Risk Team has now interviewed over 900 twins! 👯✨ A huge thank‑you to all the twins who’ve taken part — we can’t wait to meet the rest of you! 💙 @kingscsmh.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
🧠 Why do reports of childhood maltreatment change over time? Our research shows shifts between childhood records and self-reports at 18: 1️⃣ Some harms weren’t recognised earlier 2️⃣ Recalling/sharing later isn’t easy 3️⃣ People reinterpret experiences over time Each report adds something important 💡
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
📱 New research with E‑Risk! Dr Timothy Matthews (Psychology Lecturer at Greenwich University) explores how young people’s online habits relate to loneliness. 🎮More TV, gaming & web use → higher loneliness 🤳 Social media platforms? No clear link @kingscsmh.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
The E-Risk Study has the privilege of meeting incredible people from all walks of life 🌍 We’ve loved catching up with our twins as they hit the big 3-0 🎉 These experiences will help shape future work in child development and mental health 🧠💪 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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Louise Arseneault @larseneault.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
A special thank you to all E-Risk participants and the @eriskstudy.bsky.social team for making this research possible. Co-authors: Flora Blangis, @niamhdooley.bsky.social =, Helen Fisher, Tim Matthews, and @candiceodgers.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
💬 How we talk to our children matters, long after childhood. New findings from the E-Risk Study show that maternal warmth and negativity at age 10 are linked to mental health in adolescence. 📽 Watch Dr Alice Wickersham explain more in this video. @kingscsmh.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
🌱 Early intervention matters for young people’s mental health 🧠 E-Risk PI Helen Fisher joins @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social calling for more research into what puts young people at risk and what protects them. eriskstudy.com/https://www....
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We Need Research, Because Childhood Shouldn’t Hurt
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
🚨 We’re hiring! Join the team behind the E-Risk Longitudinal Twin Study 🧬 📌 4 Research Assistant posts 🎥 Conduct online interviews with twins turning 30 🔗 Apply now: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/131185-... ⏳ Deadline: Dec 10 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study Research Assistant | King's College London
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ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health @kingscsmh.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
How is air pollution in childhood linked to mental ill-health later in life? We’ve supported recent research suggesting that policies to reduce children’s exposure to air pollution may help reduce depression in early adulthood. Read the full publication here: mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...
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Childhood exposure to particulate matter and nitrogen oxides and associations with mental health disorders in early adulthood: testing mediation by cognition in a UK longitudinal cohort study
Background Little is known about the mechanisms underlying associations between air pollution exposure in childhood and mental health disorders in adulthood.Objective To examine the prospective associ...
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Curious about how home environments influence kids’ emotional skills? 🌱 Our recent paper led by Dr Helen Milojevich looks at family factors and children’s social–emotional growth. Check it out 👉 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41058470/ @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social
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Children's Sensitivity to Facial Emotional Expressions: The Mediating Roles of Maternal Warmth and Home Environment - PubMed
Children's ability to recognize emotions in the facial expressions of others is critical for their social functioning and self-regulation. Children exposed to adversity often show differences in their ability to recognize emotions. However, most prior research has relied on clinical or high-risk sam …
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Growing up in deprived neighborhoods can impact adolescent mental health, but protective factors like self-esteem and parenting matter. 🎬 Dr Rachel Latham shares a 2-min summary of the findings from the MCS & E-Risk. @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social @clscohorts.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
The E-Risk study shows how early life shapes adulthood, and young people are helping guide the research! 🙌 Their voices are making sure the right questions get asked. 🔍❤️ @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
🎉 Huge congratulations to Stefan, our E-Risk Data Manager, for winning the King’s Technical Services Award! 🏆👏 Thanks for keeping the study running smoothly behind the scenes! 💻🔍 @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscsmh.bsky.social #ERiskStudy #KingsAward #DataManagement #ResearchSupport
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Dr Flora Blangis shared E-Risk findings at the ISPCAN Congress in Vilnius 🌍 Some twins who faced tough childhoods are thriving at 30 🌱✨ Longitudinal research shows how resilience grows 💪📊 @kingscsmh.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
🎓 Dr. Tom Canning pictured passing his PhD viva with no corrections! His thesis included a key E-Risk Study paper linking childhood NOx exposure to increased risk of depression in early adulthood - a key contribution to environmental mental health research. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41033691/
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E-Risk Study @eriskstudy.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
👋 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 🧠. @kingsioppn.bsky.social
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CAMHS Digital Lab @camhsdlab.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
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 · 30/09/2025
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 · 28/09/2025
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 · 17/09/2025
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...
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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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