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Jonathan D. Hafferty

Broadmoor Hospital, University of Edinburgh
Verified email at ed.ac.uk
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Genome-wide meta-analysis of depression identifies 102 independent variants and highlights the importance of the prefrontal brain regions

DM Howard, MJ Adams, TK Clarke, JD Hafferty… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Major depression is a debilitating psychiatric illness that is typically associated with low
mood and anhedonia. Depression has a heritable component that has remained difficult to …

Incels, violence and mental disorder: A narrative review with recommendations for best practice in risk assessment and clinical intervention

…, L Boniface, D Parsons, D Murphy, JD Hafferty - BJPsych …, 2023 - cambridge.org
In recent years, mass violence associated with men who identify as involuntary celibates (incels)
has been of increasing concern. Incels engage in an online community where …

[HTML][HTML] Dissecting the shared genetic architecture of suicide attempt, psychiatric disorders, and known risk factors

…, M Adams, S Awasthi, M Gandal, JD Hafferty… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide, and nonfatal suicide attempts,
which occur far more frequently, are a major source of disability and social and economic …

How data science can advance mental health research

TC Russ, E Woelbert, KAS Davis, JD Hafferty… - Nature human …, 2019 - nature.com
Accessibility of powerful computers and availability of so-called big data from a variety of
sources means that data science approaches are becoming pervasive. However, their …

GWAS meta-analysis of suicide attempt: identification of 12 genome-wide significant loci and implication of genetic risks for specific health factors

…, P Gorwood, Y Guo, JD Hafferty… - American journal of …, 2023 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Suicidal behavior is heritable and is a major cause of death worldwide. Two large-scale
genome-wide association studies (GWASs) recently discovered and cross-validated …

[HTML][HTML] Self-reported medication use validated through record linkage to national prescribing data

JD Hafferty, AI Campbell, LB Navrady… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Researchers need to be confident about the reliability of epidemiologic studies
that quantify medication use through self-report. Some evidence suggests that psychiatric …

Identification of novel, replicable genetic risk loci for suicidal thoughts and behaviors among US military veterans

…, M Gandal, P Gorwood, Y Guo, JD Hafferty… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Suicide is a leading cause of death; however, the molecular genetic basis of
suicidal thoughts and behaviors (SITB) remains unknown. Objective To identify novel, replicable …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation signatures of aggression and closely related constructs: A meta-analysis of epigenome-wide studies across the lifespan

…, AG Chiocchetti, K Ismail, RH Mulder, JD Hafferty… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
DNA methylation profiles of aggressive behavior may capture lifetime cumulative effects of
genetic, stochastic, and environmental influences associated with aggression. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association study of antidepressant treatment resistance in a population-based cohort using health service prescription data and meta-analysis …

EM Wigmore, JD Hafferty, LS Hall… - The …, 2020 - nature.com
Antidepressants demonstrate modest response rates in the treatment of major depressive
disorder (MDD). Despite previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of antidepressant …

[HTML][HTML] Cohort profile for the STratifying Resilience and Depression Longitudinally (STRADL) study: A depression-focused investigation of Generation Scotland, using …

…, L Priba, MA Harris, JD Hafferty… - Wellcome open …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
STratifying Resilience and Depression Longitudinally (STRADL) is a population-based study
built on the Generation Scotland: Scottish Family Health Study (GS: SFHS) resource. The …