The Genetic Links to Anxiety and Depression Study

Hi all! We're the GLAD Study, the world's largest study of anxiety and depression We welcome anyone 16+ living in the UK with #depression, #anxiety or no experience of #mentalhealthdisorders to sign up to make a change in mental health research Join us: gladstudy.org.uk

📣 Everyone 16+ is invited to help us find the genetic links to #anxiety and #depression! UK @gladstudy.bsky.social needs people with no history of #MentalHealth conditions as well as those who have, to compare. Take part with @cpft-nhs.bsky.social and help others for #BlueMonday: ➡️ gladstudy.org.uk

🚨NEW PREPRINT ALERT!🚨 Jacob Knyspel investigated the moderating impact of exposure to different traumas on genetic risk for PTSD, using data from @ukbiobank.bsky.social, @gladstudy.bsky.social, @edgiuk.bsky.social and @nihrbioresource.bsky.social 1/3 www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...

If you live with depression, you’ll know treatment doesn’t always work. About half of people still have symptoms, even after more than one medication. 🧵 THREAD #DifficultToTreatDepression #TreatmentResistantDepression buff.ly/BtJ3ydR

Whatever you're carrying, you don't have to carry it alone. Share the load. We're here. Talk to us: Support line: 0300 102 1234 open 9am-6pm, Monday - Friday Email us: info@mind.org.uk Contact your local Mind: find yours on our website Use our online forum: Side By Side

Time to refill that cup P.S. search 'self-care' on our website for lots of tips and ideas for how

It’s tough seeing someone you care about going through a hard time - you can feel pretty helpless, right? 😔 But the good news is, there are ways you can try to support them. 1/2

Can VR help treat anxiety and phobias? New evidence says yes — but with caveats. A new meta-analysis suggests immersive VR is better than no treatment and often as good as other therapies, especially for anxiety-related disorders. 🧵 THREAD

📣 Now everyone 16+ is invited to help us find the genetic links to #anxiety and #depression! The UK @gladstudy.bsky.social is also recruiting people with no history of #MentalHealth conditions to compare data with others who have them. Take part & say you heard about it from CPFT: ➡️ gladstudy.org.uk

Tackling social determinants will reduce the global mental health burden: mega-blog by Xiaolin Guo &‪ @nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social of current prevention strategies buff.ly/niIxj5p Summarising a recent review by @kirkbride.bsky.social‬ et al #SocialDeterminants #MentalHealth #Prevention 🧵 THREAD

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

Thanks to all our participants who generously gave their time and DNA to our studies - from me particularly to the @gladstudy.bsky.social GLAD study participants.

New research from @kingsioppn.bsky.social @nihrbioresource.bsky.social has identified a range of weight loss behaviours associated with #eatingdisorders which are not currently included in assessment criteria: www.maudsleybrc.nihr.ac.uk/posts/2025/j... 📽️First author Saakshi Kakar explains:👇

(2/2) In a preprint led by @megsk.bsky.social @thaliaeley.bsky.social in @gladstudy.bsky.social, GWASs of #functionalimpairment, anxiety, and depressive symptoms revealed high genetic correlations, suggesting symptom measures may detect most of the genetics of functional impairment. 🔍 osf.io/4d6ju

(1/n) 🔍 Can we predict who will experience antidepressant side effects? New study led by Danyang Li used machine learning in @gladstudy.bsky.social to predict side effects & discontinuation across SSRIs, SNRIs, and tricyclic antidepressants in over 4,000 participants.

💬 Interested in learning more about @gladstudy.bsky.social? Check out this interview with Study Lead @psychgenomics.bsky.social & how this is a unique dataset to understand genetics & comorbidity between different types of anxiety & depressive disorders. frontlinegenomics.com/a-spotlight-...

📣 We offer a range of #MentalHealth #research studies to consider taking part in for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek! Anyone 16+ in the UK can join the @gladstudy.bsky.social to help find genetic links to #depression & #anxiety and improve treatments - no diagnosis required: ➡️ gladstudy.org.uk #MHAW25

🎯 We need to target underserved regions and communities with mental health research. Watch our video to find out how this is happening right now! 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MentalHealthResearch youtu.be/rKTvMtY8Vco?...

We need to involve people from all communities in mental health research. It’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek and the theme this year is COMMUNITY. 🧵 THREAD

Just one week to go until Mental Health Awareness Week and this year we’re highlighting that mental health is connected to everything. That means any way you choose to spread the word this Mental Health Awareness Week will make a difference. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MHAW

Listen to the Statistical Genetics Lead of #GLADStudy, @jonicoleman.bsky.social discuss #depression below ⤵️

The winter season brings along darker skies, but what does this mean for our mental health? Read here about the signs that it may be more than just the winter blues, and reach out for support if you need it. (Samaritans, Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), SANEline) gladstudy.org.uk

Everyone’s posting their #SpotifyWrapped, but here’s the GLAD wrapped 2024! 📚🔬 We cannot thank you enough for all of your support🎉 If you would like to join us and be part of our next Wrapped, visit gladstudy.org.uk

Want to read more about anxiety and depression📚? Check out our book suggestions to inspire creativity and embrace life’s journey✨ Let us know your recommendations! gladstudy.org.uk #mentalhealthmatters #anxietybooks

We are grateful to our funders, study teams, and users over the years. These days, there is an impressive range of discoverability platforms, and we are happy that we can still support researchers with the #CatalogueMHM.🧵4/5 @gladstudy.bsky.social @usociety.bsky.social @clscohorts.bsky.social

Hi BlueSky! We're EDGI UK, an online research study exploring the genetic and environmental influences of all eating disorders Our study is open to anyone ⭐16+ ⭐residing in England ⭐Has ever experienced an eating (diagnosis not required) Join today: edgiuk.org