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INHERIT Lab is a group of researchers focused on understanding why mental health problems run in families and what we can do about it. Inherit Lab is led by Dr Tom McAdams and comprises postdoctoral researchers, PhD students, MSc students and undergraduates.

INHERIT stands for Interdisciplinary Health Research on Intergenerational Transmission. We are broadly interested in understanding mental health in families. We study large family databases to understand the role of genetic and environmental factors in the intergenerational continuity of mental health problems and associated traits. Our approach to research incorporates methodological techniques from the fields of quantitative genetics, causal inference, epidemiology and more.

We run the Children of Twins Early Development Study (CoTEDS) in collaboration with Professor Thalia Eley and the Twins early Development Study (TEDS).

The Inherit Lab's work is funded by Wellcome.

People

Yasmin Ahmadzadeh

Research Fellow

Jessie Baldwin

Visiting Researcher

Joanna Bright

Research Coordinator

Meredith Han

PhD student

Celestine Lockhart

Research Assistant and part-time PhD student

Filip Marzecki

PhD Candidate

Projects

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Children of TEDS (CoTEDS) Study

The aim of this project is to explore the origins of the development of emotional disorders.

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Family Footsteps - A Parent Engagement Project

Family Footsteps is a Wellcome Trust funded project exploring parent beliefs and concerns around mental health in families.

Publications

    Awards

    Tom McAdams

    Yasmin Ahmadzadeh

    Joanna Bright, Celestine Lockhart, and Yasmin Ahmadzadeh

    News

    Parent and child experiences of racism affect whole family's mental health, according to new study

    Parents’ experiences of racism affect their children’s mental health and vice versa, according to a new briefing published today, on World Mental Health Day,...

    A constant battle - CMH report

    Press Coverage

    “Positive Long-Term Maternal and Child Outcomes Following SSRI Treatment for Postnatal Depression”

    “Maternal depression during pregnancy does not cause mental health problems in children” 

    “Parental anxiety can be passed on to children for non-genetic reasons” 

    Press coverage for the Transmission of experiences of Racism, Anxiety and Depression in families (TRADE) project

    Podcasts/Webinars

    People

    Yasmin Ahmadzadeh

    Research Fellow

    Jessie Baldwin

    Visiting Researcher

    Joanna Bright

    Research Coordinator

    Meredith Han

    PhD student

    Celestine Lockhart

    Research Assistant and part-time PhD student

    Filip Marzecki

    PhD Candidate

    Projects

    Image missing an alt value
    Children of TEDS (CoTEDS) Study

    The aim of this project is to explore the origins of the development of emotional disorders.

    Image missing an alt value
    Family Footsteps - A Parent Engagement Project

    Family Footsteps is a Wellcome Trust funded project exploring parent beliefs and concerns around mental health in families.

    Publications

      Awards

      Tom McAdams

      Yasmin Ahmadzadeh

      Joanna Bright, Celestine Lockhart, and Yasmin Ahmadzadeh

      News

      Parent and child experiences of racism affect whole family's mental health, according to new study

      Parents’ experiences of racism affect their children’s mental health and vice versa, according to a new briefing published today, on World Mental Health Day,...

      A constant battle - CMH report

      Press Coverage

      “Positive Long-Term Maternal and Child Outcomes Following SSRI Treatment for Postnatal Depression”

      “Maternal depression during pregnancy does not cause mental health problems in children” 

      “Parental anxiety can be passed on to children for non-genetic reasons” 

      Press coverage for the Transmission of experiences of Racism, Anxiety and Depression in families (TRADE) project

      Podcasts/Webinars

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