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James B. Kirkbride @ProfKirkbride
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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" (MLK). Find me, periodically, at: Blue Sky: kirkbride.bsky.social LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jamesbkirkbr…
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Save Cambridge’s Protected Green Spaces - Protect the historic Fenner’s Cricket Ground - Sign the Petition! chng.it/NkwVZJxn8H via @UKChange

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Noclor NHS Research Office@NoclorResearch
4 Oct 2024
UCL study finds links between migration during adolescence and increased risk of psychosis @ProfKirkbride - adolescence was a time when individuals were forming a sense of identity and experiencing social, cognitive and neurological development. @ucl noclor.nhs.uk/news-events/uc…
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Patrick McGorry@PatMcGorry
4 Oct 2024
Showing again the exquisite sensitivity of the transition to adulthood for onset of mental illness.
James B. Kirkbride@ProfKirkbride
3 Oct 2024
Our new paper on age at #migration and #psychosis risk is out today in @PLOSMentalHlth. We find that migrating during adolescence, defined in the study as 11-17 years old, is associated with almost twice the risk of psychosis cf. non-migrants. journals.plos.org/mentalheal… 1/n
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2 Oct 2024
Migration during adolescence linked to increased psychosis risk, study finds theguardian.com/society/2024…

Migration during adolescence linked to increased psychosis risk, study finds

Risk found to be highest among black and north African people, as experts call for better mental health provision

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And the #EUGEI study is a massive undertaking by academics across 17 European settings in 5 countries, and one site in Brazil (not included in the current study). Thanks to all collaborators & participants. 8/n
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Some good coverage of our paper by @NicolaKSDavis in the @guardian this morning: theguardian.com/society/2024… 9/9

Migration during adolescence linked to increased psychosis risk, study finds

Risk found to be highest among black and north African people, as experts call for better mental health provision

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Work was led by my excellent @PsyLifeLab PhD student @HummaAndleeb based in @UCLPsychiatry & @UCLPALS, who is studying why migration increases psychosis risk for many groups. 7/n
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Our new paper on age at #migration and #psychosis risk is out today in @PLOSMentalHlth. We find that migrating during adolescence, defined in the study as 11-17 years old, is associated with almost twice the risk of psychosis cf. non-migrants. journals.plos.org/mentalheal… 1/n

Age-at-migration, ethnicity and psychosis risk: Findings from the EU-GEI case-control study

Several studies have highlighted increased psychosis risk in migrant and minority ethnic populations. Migration before age 18 appears to increase risk, but further evidence is required. We investig...

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But if this is a signal, it adds to the literature that suggests selected interventions in at-risk groups - here extending to teenage migrants - could be legitimate targets for the prevention of psychosis. 6/n
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Limitations of the study include the small sample size when stratified by age at migration & ethnicity, the case-control study design (essentially, cross-sectional) & missing data (handled via multiple imputation) 5/n
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We know adolescence is a key period for identify formation, brain maturation & the emergence of psychosis. Migration in this period may disrupt these processes for some, requiring teenage migrants to form new social groups, learn new a language & navigate new environments 4/n
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We found adolescent migration had independent effects in North African and Black migrants, with a trend for White migrants in this direction, but sample sizes became small at this level of stratification, so caution is needed. 3/n
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Data came from 5 countries in the #EUGEI study of first episode psychosis on 2132 participants. The increased risk with migration during adolescence was not explained by ethnic differences in the sample, measures of socioeconomic position or parental mental health 2/n
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Tributes paid to ‘Windrush pioneer’ Alford Gardner after death aged 98 standard.co.uk/news/uk/king-…

Tributes paid to ‘Windrush pioneer’ Alford Gardner after death aged 98

Mr Gardner was one of the last surviving passengers of the Empire Windrush.

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James B. Kirkbride retweeted
Robert Howard@ProfRobHoward
20 Sep 2024
Here’s a UCL colleague I can really get behind. What a delicious and clever piece of scientific scepticism.
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How scientists debunked one of conservation’s most influential statistics theguardian.com/environment/…

How scientists debunked one of conservation’s most influential statistics

The factoid about biodiversity and Indigenous peoples spread around the world, but scientists say bad data can undermine the very causes it claims to support

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Great to see @HummaAndleeb presenting her PhD work (in press) at #EPAPsyEpi24 on age at migration & psychosis risk from the #EUGEI study. Pre-print here: osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/ew… Watch out for the published version very soon.

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