Browsing Centre for Psychiatry by Subject "Risk Factors"
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Advancing the communication of genetic risk for cardiometabolic diseases: a critical interpretive synthesis.
(2023-11-13)BACKGROUND: Genetics play an important role in risk for cardiometabolic diseases-including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity. Existing research has explored the clinical utility of genetic risk tools such ... -
Age at first birth in women is genetically associated with increased risk of schizophrenia.
(2018-07-05)Previous studies have shown an increased risk for mental health problems in children born to both younger and older parents compared to children of average-aged parents. We previously used a novel design to reveal a latent ... -
Childhood maltreatment and adult medical morbidity in mood disorders: comparison of unipolar depression with bipolar disorder.
(2018-11)BACKGROUND: The medical burden in mood disorders is high; various factors are thought to drive this pattern. Little research has examined the role of childhood maltreatment and its effects on medical morbidity in adulthood ... -
Polygenic risk score for schizophrenia is more strongly associated with ancestry than with schizophrenia.
(2018-10)BACKGROUND: The polygenic risk score (PRS) for schizophrenia, derived from very large numbers of weakly associated genetic markers, has been repeatedly shown to be robustly associated with schizophrenia in independent ... -
Predictors of length of stay in psychiatric inpatient units: Does their effect vary across countries?
(2018-02)BACKGROUND: Previous studies in individual countries have identified inconsistent predictors of length of stay (LoS) in psychiatric inpatient units. This may reflect methodological inconsistencies across studies or true ... -
Prevalence of and risk factors for mental disorders in refugees.
(2018-05)Given the increasing numbers of refugees worldwide, the prevalence of their mental disorders is relevant for public health. Prevalence studies show that, in the first years of resettlement, only post-traumatic stress ...