🚨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...

👏🏻👏🏻 Jacob, as well as a host of coauthors: @chloewong.bsky.social @psychgenomics.bsky.social @thaliaeley.bsky.social @saakshikakar.bsky.social @annacarnegie.bsky.social @gursharankalsi.bsky.social @laurameldrum.bsky.social Iona Smith Shannon Bristow Molly Davies Cherie Armour 3/3

📢New research 📢 Our new qualitative study provides the first in-depth study exploring individuals experiences and views regarding why people with eating disorders are at risk of suicide. bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... @saakshikakar.bsky.social @mrtzhrl.bsky.social (1)

‘It’s the perfect storm’: why are people with eating disorders at risk of suicide? A qualitative study - BMC Medicine

Background Eating disorders (EDs) are associated with elevated all-cause mortality, with suicide cited as the second leading cause of death among individuals with EDs. Evidence suggests that individua...

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@edgiuk.bsky.social EDGI UK paper alert - in this paper RA and PhD student Saakshi Kakar worked on using the free text responses in EDGI and also the GLAD study @gladstudy.bsky.social to find new information about eating disorder symptoms.

Saakshi@saakshikakar.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨New paper alert! In my first first-author paper for my #PhD, we explored free-text responses from 1,600+ people with #eatingdisorders to better understand the diverse behaviours used to lose weight, many of which fall outside diagnostic criteria Here's what we found👇

Thank you for highlighting my work and for all your support 💜

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Maudsley@nihrmaudsleybrc.bsky.social · last yr.

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:👇

🚨New paper alert! In my first first-author paper for my #PhD, we explored free-text responses from 1,600+ people with #eatingdisorders to better understand the diverse behaviours used to lose weight, many of which fall outside diagnostic criteria Here's what we found👇

In case you missed it yesterday! ⭐️ #IoPPNfestival MEGA-THREAD ⭐️ Everything that happened at the 2025 @kingsioppn.bsky.social Research Festival Brilliant skeeted by my elfin colleague @saakshikakar.bsky.social 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Great job Saakshi! Cheers, André

The Mental Elf@thementalelf.bsky.social · last yr.

🎤 We’re kicking off the #IoPPNfestival with a warm welcome from Prof Corinne Houart, Prof Paolo Deluca & Dr Darren Williams! Excited for a busy afternoon of keynotes and 5 minute talks about innovation, insight & impactful #MentalHealthResearch @kingsioppn.bsky.social

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

Involving people from all communities in mental health research

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

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We are IN-PERSON in London next week for the #IoPPNfestival, sharing transformative research from @kingsioppn.bsky.social Join @saakshikakar.bsky.social using the #IoPPNfestival hashtag from 2 pm on Wednesday, 14th May! THREAD

✨""Beyond the Checklist: A large-scale analysis of under-recognised weight loss behaviours in individuals with eating disorders"" Saakshi Kakar's important exploration of under-recognised weight loss behaviours in individuals with #eatingdisorders www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... 1/5 👇

Beyond the Checklist: A large-scale analysis of under-recognised weight loss behaviours in individuals with eating disorders

Objective This study aimed to identify and categorise under-recognised weight loss behaviours in individuals with eating disorders, addressing diagnostic gaps. Method We text mined free-text response...

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We’re delighted to announce that @saakshikakar.bsky.social will be donning her elf hat and reporting live from the 2025 #IoPPNfestival at @kingsioppn.bsky.social on Wed 14th May Check out the programme and get your FREE ticket now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ioppn-rese... THREAD

IoPPN Research Festival - Bridging disciplines, brain to behaviour

An annual showcase of exciting and innovative research celebrating academic success across the IoPPN.

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