Prof Thalia Eley 💙

With > 5 years of @edit_lab blogs our new index makes finding blogs on particular topics easy. Regular readers will know these range from genetics & mental health to careers in research, encouraging diversity to work-life balance @SGDPCentreKCL @KingsIoPPN @KingsCollegeLon

Beautiful light as I head home after my first day as Head of Department @SGDPCentreKCL @KingsIoPPN @KingsCollegeLon. So delighted to take up this role after nearly 30 years working here, and hoping to ensure we continue to enrich the wonderful collegiate atmosphere.

We are supporting the @gladstudy and encourage anyone with #depression, #anxiety or no experience of #mentalhealthdisorders to sign up and join the 50,000 people helping to make a change in mental health research. Sign up at gladstudy.org.uk @NIHRBioResource

We're running a study to understand experiences of worry & stress among people from South Asian, Black, or mixed ethnic backgrounds, especially men. Participants must be UK-based & over 18. More detail in the images. Sign up here: tinyurl.com/lensstudy @GLADStudy

Congratulations to Professor @thaliaeley, who has been elected a Fellow of the @BritishAcademy_! kcl.ac.uk/news/professor…

Excited about our new preprint: 1st successful genome-wide study of >61,000 panic attack & 29,000 panic disorder cases. medrxiv.org/content/10.1... We find 17 variants & evidence that peripheral neurons in eye, lungs & heart are involved in panic & other psychiatric disorders 1/n

Seminar @SGDPCentreKCL @KingsIoPPN with Giulia Trotta, Asifa Rapaiee and Aitana Padilla Requerey on Thursday 12th June 2025, 10:00-11:00am.

Massive shout out to @ElhamAssary for this massive and impressive piece of work, and to our much-missed @Rob_Keers who initiated and led the project.

Highly recommend these posts. Gemma is great!

🧬The Genetic Links to Anxiety and Depression @GLADStudy is on the #CatalogueMHM! 🧠 The study looks at the #riskfactors for #depression and #anxiety. Check it out here-> buff.ly/3Al8exO

My wonderful father passed away peacefully this morning. He always made me feel so loved and as if I could do anything I wanted to. I’m gutted he’s gone.

V excited about this #PhD opportunity to work with myself and @Joni_Coleman on how genetic and environmental influences jointly affect the development of #anxiety and #PTSD. Drop us an email if you are interested, we'd love to hear from you! @KCL_MRCDTP @KingsCollegeLon #MRCDTP25

Since the start of the GLAD Study, we’ve been actively engaging with diverse communities to improve our research From testing questionnaires to crafting more sensitive questions, we value and incorporate your feedback to enhance our study's relevance and impact #GLADStudy

We have prioritised increasing the representation of underserved groups within the GLAD Study This year, we launched two campaigns to help improve recruitment of South Asian participants and Mixed Race participants into GLAD Learn more at gladstudy.org.uk

We're incredibly touched by the positive feedback from our GLAD Study participants! 💙 Knowing we're making a difference fuels our passion Want to join the largest study on #anxiety & #depression? Visit gladstudy.org.uk

We’re fast approaching our #GLADiversary, celebrating 6 years of the GLAD Study There’s never been a better time to recap our achievements, our plans and of course, share our thanks to you, our participants for your continued support Keep an eye out for our upcoming posts…

Treating anxiety and depression isn’t a one size fits all approach. Treatment approaches can vary, and what works for one person may not work as well for someone else. Today’s research focus reinforces just that - swipe to see!

GLAD is the world's largest study of anxiety & depression, with 36,000+ participants so far! GLAD data has already been instrumental in multiple research papers crucial to our understanding of mental health conditions like anxiety, depression, OCD, and PTSD.

🔬 We’re highlighting some of the research that’s come out using study data We’re addressing key issues: accurate diagnosis, personalised treatment, and influencing mental health policy Our goal? Better care for everyone💙

Randomly another @edit_lab member is on #amorgos this week & v kindly came to visit whilst I sit like Lady Muck being waited on after I fell awkwardly at the bottom of a ravine, broke my foot, & took 3 hours climbing back out (not a recommended holiday activity). @SGDPCentreKCL