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@GLADStudy
2 Apr 2024
The #GLADStudy is now also recruiting participants who DO NOT have a history of a mental health condition! Please RT to get the word out! More info in the🧵⤵️ and at gladstudy.org.uk
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June is Pride Month🌈 Representation in research matters. It helps ensure findings reflect diverse experiences 💛. Learn more: gladstudy.org.uk #GLADStudy #MentalHealthResearch
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🔬How do researchers measure depression & anxiety? A study using 58,000 participants (incl. GLAD participants) compared symptom-based vs self-reported diagnoses. Findings showed differences depending on the condition, highlighting why measurement matters💛 #GLADStudy #MentalHealthResearch
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🧠It’s Mental Health Awareness Week Mental health is shaped by genetics, life experiences, and environment. Research like GLAD helps us understand how these factors interact💛 Research studies like GLAD help us understand how these influences work together. Find out more via the link in our bio😊. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #GLADStudy
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📚This week’s Journal Club highlights a study on risk and protective factors for new eating disorder symptoms and self-harm during COVID-19. The findings highlight who may be most at risk and why early support matters🩵 👉Read more: link in bio
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April is Stress Awareness Month🧠 Stress is a natural response to challenging or demanding situations. Our bodies react by preparing us to respond to these challenges. The GLAD Study explores how life experiences relate to mental health🩵 Learn more: gladstudy.org.uk #GLADStudy #MentalHealthResearch
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Today is World Health Day!🌷 Mental health is an important part of overall health. Conditions like depression and anxiety affect millions of people worldwide. Understanding mental health is central to the GLAD Study.💛 Join us today: gladstudy.org.uk
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🗞️This week’s Journal Club explores depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms before and during COVID-19 in the UK. Using data from 34k adults, researchers compared perceived changes with real pre-pandemic data, showing why long-term studies like GLAD matter💛 #GLADStudy #MentalHealthResearch
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PGC Consortium@PGCgenetics
Mar 16
Hello from the PGC Anxiety Working Group 👋. Get ready for #anxiety #genomics updates as we take over the PGC social media!
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Why do treatments work for some people and not others? Variation in genetics, life history, and symptom profiles may all play a role. Understanding this is central to the GLAD Study.💛 #GLADStudy #MentalHealthResearch
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Everyday experiences shape emotional health 💛 On Emotional Health Awareness Day, we recognise the importance of research in understanding how life experiences and genetics influence anxiety and depression. 📣The GLAD Study is working to build a deeper understanding to support future mental health care. #ResearchMatters #anxiety #anxietyawareness #depressionawareness #depression #mentalhealthawareness #gladstudy
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💭This week’s journal club explores how lifetime trauma may shape depression and anxiety symptoms. Instead of only adding symptoms together into one overall score, the study looked at how individual symptoms connect and influence each other. The findings suggest trauma may not change which symptoms people experience, but it can affect how strongly symptoms connect - especially in less severe samples. This highlights the importance of looking beyond overall severity to understand mental health complexity💛 📰Full paper available on our website’s FAQ section.
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The GLAD Study is recruiting control participants (people without a history of depression or anxiety) to help researchers better understand what influences mental health. Taking part is simple, confidential, and done from home. Your experiences matter just as much. 💛 🔗Find out more and take part via the link in our bio.
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💭 From research updates and awareness posts to community conversations and opportunities to get involved - we share it all right here! Follow us across social media for updates, research highlights, and community content. And don’t forget to sign up to our newsletter for study updates straight to your inbox 📬💛
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Happy Parent Mental Health Day to all the caregivers and parents from the GLAD Study💛 Here’s a self-care guide to help you keep your mental health in check. Your wellbeing matters too! Looking after your mental health helps support you and the people you care for every day. Learn more about the GLAD Study and take part at gladstudy.org.uk
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🗞️This week we are sharing our Journal Club, featuring a 2021 study exploring how symptoms of anxiety and depression differ by age and sex. Using data from over 35,000 people, the research shows how looking beyond total scores can reveal important differences in mental health experiences. These findings highlight the value of large studies like the GLAD Study. 👉 Learn more or take part at gladstudy.org.uk
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Research at CPFT@CPFT_Research
Jan 19
📣 Everyone 16 is invited to help us find the genetic links to #anxiety & #depression! UK @GLADStudy needs people with no history of #MentalHealth conditions as well as those who have, to compare. Take part with @CPFT_NHS & help others for #BlueMonday: ➡️gladstudy.org.uk
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You don’t have to face mental health difficulties alone💙 Help is out there: from self-care programmes to confidential helplines. @MindCharity Take the first step when you’re ready. You deserve support. Join the GLAD Study and help improve understanding of depression and anxiety. Sign up at gladstudy.org.uk.
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Samaritans@samaritans
Jan 12
Of course we’re bringing Brew Monday back for 2026 😎 just 1 week to go. On 19 Jan, we’re asking everyone to have a cuppa and catch up with a mate – it’s a small but mighty way we can all look out for each other 💚
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Happy New Year, GLAD Study community! ✨ It’s not resolutions that are the problem - it’s pressure to be perfect. This year, focus on mindful goal-setting: prioritise wellbeing and try break bigger goals into smaller, manageable steps💛
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Mental Health Foundation@mentalhealth
Jan 5
Here’s our best mental health tips (backed by research) to give you a boost for 2026. 💜 See the full top ten tips in full on our website: shorturl.at/7lskn #MentalHealth2026 #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalWellbeing #MentalHealthTips #NewYear
Pink background with bold purple text saying, "OUR BEST MENTAL HEALTH TIPS." A speech bubble with a heart is beside it. Below are five tips: "Get closer to nature, Learn how to manage your feelings, Get physically active, Be open to new experiences, Be kind." At the bottom, there's the Mental Health Foundation logo and a URL: mentalhealth.org.uk/best-tips.

ALT Pink background with bold purple text saying, "OUR BEST MENTAL HEALTH TIPS." A speech bubble with a heart is beside it. Below are five tips: "Get closer to nature, Learn how to manage your feelings, Get physically active, Be open to new experiences, Be kind." At the bottom, there's the Mental Health Foundation logo and a URL: mentalhealth.org.uk/best-tips.

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