E-Risk Study

@ERiskstudy

Nationally representative cohort of 1116 families having 2232 twins. Aims to improve understanding of the etiology of mental disorder & inform prevention.

London

Joined November 2017

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E-Risk Study@ERiskstudy · Jun 6, 2023

We're so excited to start seeing our awesome twins again when they turn 30 to better understand how their adult lives are taking shape & what their hopes and fears are for the future🤩 We'll soon be advertising for 5 researchers to help us collect this data - watch this space!👀

IInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience@KingsIoPPN · Feb 16, 2023

The Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study @ERiskstudy co-led by #KingsIoPPN and @kcsamh has been backed by £2.3 million funding from the @The_MRC to collect new follow-up data from #twin participants 👏 👭 Read the story ⬇️ buff.ly/3iCAuDx #IoPPNNews

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E-Risk Study@ERiskstudy · May 22

Fantastic @KingsIoPPN piece digging into the issues covered in Netflix's Adolescence 🤩 Features insightful @ERiskstudy research on mental health consequences of adolescent cyberbullying @L_Arseneault @t_matth @SGDPCentreKCL

IInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience@KingsIoPPN · May 22

Have you watched the Netflix drama ‘Adolescence’? With the show sparking important conversations, IoPPN academics draw on current research to explore the role of social media in shaping the identities, behaviours and wellbeing of young people. kcl.ac.uk/commentary-net…

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E-Risk Study@ERiskstudy · 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! 📊🧠@The_MRC @SGDPCentreKCL @kcsamh @KingsIoPPN - Sanaa, E-Risk Placement Student

ERiskstudy's tweet image. 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! 📊🧠@The_MRC @SGDPCentreKCL @kcsamh @KingsIoPPN
- Sanaa, E-Risk Placement Student

E-Risk Study@ERiskstudy · Jul 17

The classic "Monday's Child" rhyme was tested using E-Risk data 🎶to see if the day of the week you're born predicts your personality or physical traits at age 18. @SGDPCentreKCL @KingsIoPPN @The_MRC @kcsamh Paper: 📝onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jo… [Photo by Tara Glaser on Unsplash]

ERiskstudy's tweet image. The classic "Monday's Child" rhyme was tested using E-Risk data 🎶to see if the day of the week you're born predicts your personality or physical traits at age 18. @SGDPCentreKCL @KingsIoPPN @The_MRC @kcsamh
Paper: 📝onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jo…

[Photo by Tara Glaser on Unsplash]

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Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry@TheJCPP · Jul 12

.@TheCAMH are delighted to announce their Special Issue on ‘Physical Environmental Influences on the Psychosocial Outcomes of Children, Adolescents, & Young Adults’, ed. by @DrKeriWong, Efstathios Papachristou, Marta Francesconi, & @TjDekkers. bit.ly/43OmGcE

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E-Risk Study@ERiskstudy · Jul 4

📢 New paper on the UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC)! E-Risk twins (with consent) have their data linked to NHS, DWP, HMRC, DfE, MoJ + environment data 🌿🏥 A big step for UK longitudinal research! @KingsIoPPN @UKLLCollab @SGDPCentreKCL ijpds.org/article/view/2…

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The Children's Society@childrensociety · Jul 4

Young people's voices are at the very heart of our work. We worked with partners at @Oasis_UK to explore the importance of youth voice. Young people share how it has helped them to feel heard and eager to affect change. Read more: childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/blo…

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The Children's Society@childrensociety · Jun 27

Day 1 of the #YoungCarersFestival – the biggest gathering of young people with caring responsibilities in the world organised with @YMCAFG Today, we welcomed almost 1,000 young people to the festival with music, fairground rides and fireworks!🎆

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Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience@KingsIoPPN · Jun 19

Prof Edmund Sonuga-Barke spoke with the @BBCOne Show [segment 11:42-16:14] on how many parents struggle to support their children with #ADHD, especially if they also have the condition. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

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E-Risk Study@ERiskstudy · Jun 12

We were excited to hear the @ERiskstudy 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 @kcsamh @SGDPCentreKCL Click the link below to have a listen😃 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

ERiskstudy's tweet card. Delving into the fascinating world of twin psychology.

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E-Risk Study@ERiskstudy · Jun 5

Hearing how the study makes our twins pause, reflect, and feel proud to contribute is so rewarding 💙 Every story helps us better understand health, genetics and society. Thank you to our amazing twins for sharing their stories 🌍🧬 @KingsIoPPN @kcsamh @SGDPCentreKCL @The_MRC

ERiskstudy's tweet image. Hearing how the study makes our twins pause, reflect, and feel proud to contribute is so rewarding 💙
Every story helps us better understand health, genetics and society. Thank you to our amazing twins for sharing their stories 🌍🧬
@KingsIoPPN @kcsamh @SGDPCentreKCL @The_MRC

E-Risk Study@ERiskstudy · May 30

🧠 Can parenting shape who we become? Jasmin Wertz's paper using data from E-Risk finds that maternal affection in childhood (ages 5–10) predicts personality traits at age 18, even between identical twins👯‍♂️ @The_MRC @SGDPCentreKCL @kcsamh @KingsIoPPN pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40244963/

ERiskstudy's tweet card. 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 · May 12

🎉Great to see this paper out led by @t_matth using @ERiskstudy data showing overall time spent online is associated with ⬆️loneliness in young adults. Use of some social media platforms was linked to ⬆️loneliness, while others were protective! @L_Arseneault @KingsIoPPN @kcsamh

NNYAS@NYASciences · May 12

Check out the latest #NYASAnnals publication! Social media use, online experiences, and loneliness among young adults: A cohort study bit.nyas.org/4dcvUDH

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E-Risk Study@ERiskstudy · Mar 28

Do autistic traits in childhood link to PTSD in young adulthood? 🧩📖 This study explores trauma, mental health & functional outcomes in young people. Read more 👇 @KingsIoPPN @SGDPCentreKCL @The_MRC @kcsamh acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

E-Risk Study@ERiskstudy · Mar 13

Loneliness isn’t just a health issue, it has economic consequences too😞📉. We found that twins who felt lonelier at 12 were more likely to be out of out of employment, education and training in young adulthood @KingsIoPPN @The_MRC Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38490911/

ERiskstudy's tweet card. The negative health consequences of loneliness have led to increasing concern about the economic cost of loneliness in recent years. Loneliness may also incur an economic burden more directly, by...

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E-Risk Study@ERiskstudy · Jan 24

I'm Beth, the E-Risk Laboratory Technician 👩‍🔬 I have enjoyed looking after the ever-growing E-Risk biobank🧬The samples are now in the flow of coming into the lab and the resource of genetic information is growing!📊 @SGDPCentreKCL @The_MRC @KingsIoPPN @kcsamh

ERiskstudy's tweet image. I'm Beth, the E-Risk Laboratory Technician 👩‍🔬 I have enjoyed looking after the ever-growing E-Risk biobank🧬The samples are now in the flow of coming into the lab and the resource of genetic information is growing!📊
@SGDPCentreKCL @The_MRC @KingsIoPPN @kcsamh

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E-Risk Study@ERiskstudy · Dec 17

It’s a real honour to follow the @ERiskstudy twins’ lives over time. I’m excited to uncover what we can do to enable young people to thrive🌱✨no matter what they were exposed to in the past and what they may bring to the situation genetically @SGDPCentreKCL @KingsIoPPN @kcsamh

ERiskstudy's tweet image. It’s a real honour to follow the @ERiskstudy twins’ lives over time. I’m excited to uncover what we can do to enable young people to thrive🌱✨no matter what they were exposed to in the past and what they may bring to the situation genetically @SGDPCentreKCL @KingsIoPPN @kcsamh

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E-Risk Study@ERiskstudy · Nov 30

New study by @FloraBlangis shows having a supportive adult reduces psychopathology in early adulthood for poly-victimised & non-poly-victimised kids. Highlights the need for supportive adults! 🤝🧠✨ @HelenLFisher @L_Arseneault @rachel_latham @kcsamh🔗bit.ly/3UzY7MH

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CAMHS Digital Lab@camhsdlab · Nov 21

Great to attend the @UKRI_News conference yesterday, where we presented our work on the automated coding of expressed emotion in @ERiskstudy for @The_MRC. Dr. Johnny Downs spoke, & Zoë Firth presented our poster - which won the poster prize for 'best scientific content'! 🎉🏆

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E-Risk Study@ERiskstudy · Oct 29

We 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 inspiring and we look forward to learning more 📖💪❤️ @KingsIoPPN @SGDPCentreKCL @kcsamh @The_MRC

ERiskstudy's tweet image. We 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 inspiring and we look forward to learning more 📖💪❤️ @KingsIoPPN @SGDPCentreKCL @kcsamh @The_MRC

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E-Risk Study@ERiskstudy · Oct 23

Partnering between @KingsIoPPN and @Inserm allows us to explore protective factors in psychopathology among poly-victimised children, leveraging fantastic data 📊 and working with excellent researchers👩‍🔬 @The_MRC @SGDPCentreKCL - Dr Flora Blangis, E-Risk Postdoctoral Researcher

ERiskstudy's tweet image. Partnering between @KingsIoPPN and @Inserm allows us to explore protective factors in psychopathology among poly-victimised children, leveraging fantastic data 📊 and working with excellent researchers👩‍🔬 @The_MRC @SGDPCentreKCL
- Dr Flora Blangis, E-Risk Postdoctoral Researcher

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