Research Review: How to interpret associations between polygenic scores, environmental risks, and phenotypes

JB **ault, AG Allegrini, T Odigie… - Journal of Child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Genetic influences are ubiquitous as virtually all phenotypes and most
exposures typically classified as environmental have been found to be heritable. A …

Using Mendelian randomization analysis to better understand the relationship between mental health and substance use: a systematic review

JL Treur, MR Munafò, E Logtenberg… - Psychological …, 2021 - cambridge.org
BackgroundPoor mental health has consistently been associated with substance use
(smoking, alcohol drinking, cannabis use, and consumption of caffeinated drinks). To …

Identifying behaviour-related and physiological risk factors for suicide attempts in the UK Biobank

B Zhang, J You, ET Rolls, X Wang, J Kang, Y Li… - Nature human …, 2024 - nature.com
Suicide is a global public health challenge, yet considerable uncertainty remains regarding
the associations of both behaviour-related and physiological factors with suicide attempts …

Genetic contributions to suicidal thoughts and behaviors

E DiBlasi, J Kang, AR Docherty - Psychological medicine, 2021 - cambridge.org
Suicidal ideation, suicide attempt (SA) and suicide are significantly heritable phenotypes.
However, the extent to which these phenotypes share genetic architecture is unclear. This …

Associations between adolescent cannabis use and young-adult functioning in three longitudinal twin studies

JD Schaefer, NR Hamdi, SM Malone, S Vrieze… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - pnas.org
Observational studies have linked cannabis use to an array of negative outcomes, including
psychiatric symptoms, cognitive impairment, and educational and occupational …

Genetics and epigenetics of self‐injurious thoughts and behaviors: Systematic review of the suicide literature and methodological considerations

S Mirza, AR Docherty, A Bakian, H Coon… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Suicide is a multifaceted and poorly understood clinical outcome, and there is an urgent
need to advance research on its phenomenology and etiology. Epidemiological studies …

Identifying causal associations between early sexual intercourse or number of sexual partners and major depressive disorders: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian …

Z Lu, Y Sun, Y Liao, Z Kang, X Feng, G Zhao… - Journal of affective …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Early sexual intercourse and a greater number of sexual partners have been
proved associated with depression. However, the causality of these associations is not clear …

The genetic landscape of substance use disorders

ZF Gerring, JG Thorp, JL Treur, KJH Verweij… - Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
Substance use disorders represent a significant public health concern with considerable
socioeconomic implications worldwide. Twin and family-based studies have long …

Risk of newly developed atrial fibrillation by alcohol consumption differs according to genetic predisposition to alcohol metabolism: a large-scale cohort study with UK …

CS Park, J Choi, JM Choi, KY Lee, HJ Ahn, S Kwon… - BMC medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background The predictive relationship between mild-to-moderate alcohol consumption and
the risk of incident atrial fibrillation (AF) remains controversial. Objective We investigated …

Predicting self-harm within six months after initial presentation to youth mental health services: A machine learning study

F Iorfino, N Ho, JS Carpenter, SP Cross, TA Davenport… - PLoS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background A priority for health services is to reduce self-harm in young people. Predicting
self-harm is challenging due to their rarity and complexity, however this does not preclude …