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2025

Journal Article

Exploring the relationship between polygenic scores, community-shared socioeconomic indicators and major depressive disorder outcome

Sepulveda, Dante T., Thorp, Jackson G., Lind, Penelope A., Martin, Nicholas G., Medland, Sarah E. and Mitchell, Brittany L. (2025). Exploring the relationship between polygenic scores, community-shared socioeconomic indicators and major depressive disorder outcome. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 28 (3), 241-249. doi: 10.1017/thg.2025.10011

Exploring the relationship between polygenic scores, community-shared socioeconomic indicators and major depressive disorder outcome

2025

Journal Article

Efficacy and safety of semaglutide versus placebo for people with schizophrenia on clozapine with obesity (COaST): a phase 2, multi-centre, participant and investigator- blinded, randomised controlled trial in Australia

Siskind, Dan, Baker, Andrea, Arnautovska, Urska, Warren, Nicola, Russell, Anthony, DeMonte, Veronica, Halstead, Sean, Iyer, Ravi, Korman, Nicole, McKeon, Gemma, Medland, Sarah, Parker, Stephen, Stedman, Terry and Trott, Mike (2025). Efficacy and safety of semaglutide versus placebo for people with schizophrenia on clozapine with obesity (COaST): a phase 2, multi-centre, participant and investigator- blinded, randomised controlled trial in Australia. The Lancet Psychiatry, 12 (7), 493-503. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00129-4

Efficacy and safety of semaglutide versus placebo for people with schizophrenia on clozapine with obesity (COaST): a phase 2, multi-centre, participant and investigator- blinded, randomised controlled trial in Australia

2025

Journal Article

Genetics of monozygotic twins reveals the impact of environmental sensitivity on psychiatric and neurodevelopmental phenotypes

Assary, Elham, Coleman, Jonathan R. I., Hemani, Gibran, van de Weijer, Margot P., Howe, Laurence J., Palviainen, Teemu, Grasby, Katrina L., Ahlskog, Rafael, Nygaard, Marianne, Cheesman, Rosa, Lim, Kai, Reynolds, Chandra A., Ordoñana, Juan R., Colodro-Conde, Lucia, Gordon, Scott, Madrid-Valero, Juan J., Thalamuthu, Anbupalam, Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Mengel-From, Jonas, Armstrong, Nicola J., Sachdev, Perminder S., Lee, Teresa, Brodaty, Henry, Trollor, Julian N., Wright, Margaret, Ames, David, Catts, Vibeke S., Latvala, Antti, The Within Family Consortium ... Keers, Robert (2025). Genetics of monozygotic twins reveals the impact of environmental sensitivity on psychiatric and neurodevelopmental phenotypes. Nature Human Behaviour, 9 (8), 1683-1696. doi: 10.1038/s41562-025-02193-7

Genetics of monozygotic twins reveals the impact of environmental sensitivity on psychiatric and neurodevelopmental phenotypes

2025

Journal Article

Identification of genetic biomarkers of blood cholesterol levels using whole gene pathogenicity modelling

Sunny, Sharon, Cheng, Guo, Haria, Joshua, Nazari, Iman, Chauhan, Jagmohan and Ennis, Sarah (2025). Identification of genetic biomarkers of blood cholesterol levels using whole gene pathogenicity modelling. Mammalian Genome, 36 (3), 914-927. doi: 10.1007/s00335-025-10140-0

Identification of genetic biomarkers of blood cholesterol levels using whole gene pathogenicity modelling

2025

Journal Article

Evaluating practical approaches for including MYOC variants alongside common variants for genetics-based risk stratification for glaucoma

Le, Ngoc-Quynh, He, Weixiong, Law, Matthew H., Medland, Sarah E, Mackey, David A., Hewitt, Alex W., Gharahkhani, Puya and MacGregor, Stuart (2025). Evaluating practical approaches for including MYOC variants alongside common variants for genetics-based risk stratification for glaucoma. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 274, 232-240. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2025.03.011

Evaluating practical approaches for including MYOC variants alongside common variants for genetics-based risk stratification for glaucoma

2025

Journal Article

Genetic and environmental contributions to ReHo and fALFF in early adolescence vary across brain regions

Strike, Lachlan T., McMahon, Katie L., Medland, Sarah E. and de Zubicaray, Greig I. (2025). Genetic and environmental contributions to ReHo and fALFF in early adolescence vary across brain regions. Cerebral Cortex, 35 (6) bhaf143, 1-14. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhaf143

Genetic and environmental contributions to ReHo and fALFF in early adolescence vary across brain regions

2025

Journal Article

Dissecting causal relationships between cortical morphology and neuropsychiatric disorders: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study

Lin, Bochao Danae, Li, Yunzhi, Goula, Anastasia A., Chang, Xiao, Grasby, Katrina L., Medland, Sarah, Andreassen, Ole A., Rutten, Bart P. F., Guloksuz, Sinan, van der Meer, Dennis and Luykx, Jurjen J. (2025). Dissecting causal relationships between cortical morphology and neuropsychiatric disorders: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study. Nature Mental Health, 3 (6) 447, 613-625. doi: 10.1038/s44220-025-00397-4

Dissecting causal relationships between cortical morphology and neuropsychiatric disorders: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study

2025

Journal Article

Genetic links between subcortical brain morphometry and suicide attempt risk in children and adults

Ceja, Zuriel, García‐Marín, Luis M., Hung, I‐Tzu, Medland, Sarah E., Edwards, Alexis C., Rentería, Miguel E. and Rabinowitz, Jill A. (2025). Genetic links between subcortical brain morphometry and suicide attempt risk in children and adults. Human Brain Mapping, 46 (7) e70220, e70220. doi: 10.1002/hbm.70220

Genetic links between subcortical brain morphometry and suicide attempt risk in children and adults

2025

Journal Article

Lifespan reference curves for harmonizing multi-site regional brain white matter metrics from diffusion MRI

Zhu, Alyssa H., Nir, Talia M., Javid, Shayan, Villalón-Reina, Julio E., Rodrigue, Amanda L., Strike, Lachlan T., de Zubicaray, Greig I., McMahon, Katie L., Wright, Margaret J., Medland, Sarah E., Blangero, John, Glahn, David C., Kochunov, Peter, Williamson, Douglas E., Håberg, Asta K., Thompson, Paul M. and Jahanshad, Neda (2025). Lifespan reference curves for harmonizing multi-site regional brain white matter metrics from diffusion MRI. Scientific Data, 12 (1) 748, 1-18. doi: 10.1038/s41597-025-05028-2

Lifespan reference curves for harmonizing multi-site regional brain white matter metrics from diffusion MRI

2025

Journal Article

Impulsivity behaviors and white matter mediate the relationship between genetic risk for cannabis use disorder and early cannabis use in adolescents

Cupertino, Renata Basso, Medland, Sarah Elizabeth, Ottino-Gonzalez, Jonatan, Cao, Zhipeng, Juliano, Anthony, Pancholi, Devarshi, Banaschewski, Tobias, Bokde, Arun L. W., Desrivières, Sylvane, Flor, Herta, Grigis, Antoine, Gowland, Penny, Heinz, Andreas, Brühl, Rüdiger, Martinot, Jean-Luc, Martinot, Marie-Laure Paillère, Artiges, Eric, Nees, Frauke, Orfanos, Dimitri Papadopoulos, Lemaitre, Herve, Paus, Tomáš, Poustka, Luise, Hohmann, Sarah, Fröhner, Juliane H., Smolka, Michael N., Walter, Henrik, Whelan, Robert, Schumann, Gunter, Conrod, Patricia ... Mackey, Scott (2025). Impulsivity behaviors and white matter mediate the relationship between genetic risk for cannabis use disorder and early cannabis use in adolescents. Addiction, 120 (5), 984-996. doi: 10.1111/add.16750

Impulsivity behaviors and white matter mediate the relationship between genetic risk for cannabis use disorder and early cannabis use in adolescents

2025

Journal Article

Recent breakthroughs in genetic and brain structural correlates of suicidal behaviours: a short review

Ceja, Zuriel, Van Velzen, Laura S., Campos, Adrian I., Jahanshad, Neda, Medland, Sarah E., Edwards, Alexis C., Schmaal, Lianne and Rentería, Miguel E. (2025). Recent breakthroughs in genetic and brain structural correlates of suicidal behaviours: a short review. Biological Psychiatry, 97 (8), 775-785. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.09.010

Recent breakthroughs in genetic and brain structural correlates of suicidal behaviours: a short review

2025

Journal Article

Caffeine consumption, psychological distress, and insomnia in a cohort of individuals with depression

McIntosh, Harry A., Borgas, Aleah J., Aouira, Nisreen, Mitchell, Brittany L., Crouse, Jacob J., Medland, Sarah E., Hickie, Ian B., Wray, Naomi R., Martin, Nicholas G., Middeldorp, Christel M. and Byrne, Enda M. (2025). Caffeine consumption, psychological distress, and insomnia in a cohort of individuals with depression. Complex Psychiatry, 11 (1), 37-49. doi: 10.1159/000545393

Caffeine consumption, psychological distress, and insomnia in a cohort of individuals with depression

2025

Journal Article

Clozapine efficacy and adverse drug reactions among a nationwide study of 1021 Australians prescribed clozapine: The ClozaGene Study

Lind, Penelope A., Parker, Richard K., Northwood, Korinne, Siskind, Dan J. and Medland, Sarah E. (2025). Clozapine efficacy and adverse drug reactions among a nationwide study of 1021 Australians prescribed clozapine: The ClozaGene Study. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 51 (2) sbae065, 458-469. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbae065

Clozapine efficacy and adverse drug reactions among a nationwide study of 1021 Australians prescribed clozapine: The ClozaGene Study

2025

Journal Article

Polygenic risk scores and help-seeking behaviour in young people with recent onset of mood and psychotic disorders

Scott, Jan, Crouse, Jacob J., Medland, Sarah E., Mitchell, Brittany L., Gillespie, Nathan A., Martin, Nicholas G. and Hickie, Ian B. (2025). Polygenic risk scores and help-seeking behaviour in young people with recent onset of mood and psychotic disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders, 372, 40-47. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.11.067

Polygenic risk scores and help-seeking behaviour in young people with recent onset of mood and psychotic disorders

2025

Journal Article

Markers of positive affect and brain state synchrony discriminate melancholic from non-melancholic depression using naturalistic stimuli

Mosley, Philip E., van der Meer, Johan N., Hamilton, Lachlan H. W., Fripp, Jurgen, Parker, Stephen, Jeganathan, Jayson, Breakspear, Michael, Parker, Richard, Holland, Rebecca, Mitchell, Brittany L., Byrne, Enda, Hickie, Ian B., Medland, Sarah E., Martin, Nicholas G. and Cocchi, Luca (2025). Markers of positive affect and brain state synchrony discriminate melancholic from non-melancholic depression using naturalistic stimuli. Molecular Psychiatry, 30 (3) 11605, 848-860. doi: 10.1038/s41380-024-02699-y

Markers of positive affect and brain state synchrony discriminate melancholic from non-melancholic depression using naturalistic stimuli

2025

Journal Article

Mental health and sleep correlates of self-reported outdoor daylight exposure in over 13,000 adults with depression

Crouse, Jacob J., Park, Shin Ho, Mitchell, Brittany L., Byrne, Enda M., Medland, Sarah E., Lin, Tian, Scott, Jan, de Haan, Zsofi, Tonini, Emiliana, Iorfino, Frank, Wray, Naomi R., Martin, Nicholas G. and Hickie, Ian B. (2025). Mental health and sleep correlates of self-reported outdoor daylight exposure in over 13,000 adults with depression. European Psychiatry, 68 (1) e41, 1-9. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.20

Mental health and sleep correlates of self-reported outdoor daylight exposure in over 13,000 adults with depression

2025

Journal Article

Identifying genetic differences between bipolar disorder and major depression through multiple genome-wide association analyses

Panagiotaropoulou, Georgia, Hellberg, Kajsa-Lotta Georgii, Coleman, Jonathan R. I., Seok, Darsol, Kalman, Janos, Mitchell, Philip B., Schofield, Peter R., Forstner, Andreas J., Bauer, Michael, Scott, Laura J., Pato, Carlos N., Pato, Michele T., Li, Qingqin S., Kirov, George, Landén, Mikael, Jonsson, Lina, Müller-Myhsok, Bertram, Smoller, Jordan W., Binder, Elisabeth B., Brückl, Tanja M., Czamara, Darina, Van Der Auwera, Sandra, Grabe, Hans J., Homuth, Georg, Schmidt, Carsten O., Potash, James B., Depaulo, J. Raymond, Goes, Fernando S., Mackinnon, Dean F. ... Olde Loohuis, Loes (2025). Identifying genetic differences between bipolar disorder and major depression through multiple genome-wide association analyses. British Journal of Psychiatry, 226 (2), 1-12. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2024.125

Identifying genetic differences between bipolar disorder and major depression through multiple genome-wide association analyses

2025

Journal Article

Genomics yields biological and phenotypic insights into bipolar disorder

O’Connell, Kevin S., Koromina, Maria, van der Veen, Tracey, Boltz, Toni, David, Friederike S., Yang, Jessica Mei Kay, Lin, Keng-Han, Wang, Xin, Coleman, Jonathan R. I., Mitchell, Brittany L., McGrouther, Caroline C., Rangan, Aaditya V., Lind, Penelope A., Koch, Elise, Harder, Arvid, Parker, Nadine, Bendl, Jaroslav, Adorjan, Kristina, Agerbo, Esben, Albani, Diego, Alemany, Silvia, Alliey-Rodriguez, Ney, Als, Thomas D., Andlauer, Till F. M., Antoniou, Anastasia, Ask, Helga, Bass, Nicholas, Bauer, Michael, Beins, Eva C. ... Andreassen, Ole A. (2025). Genomics yields biological and phenotypic insights into bipolar disorder. Nature, 639 (8056), 968-975. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08468-9

Genomics yields biological and phenotypic insights into bipolar disorder

2024

Journal Article

Accelerating heritability, genetic correlation, and genome‐wide association imaging genetic analyses in complex pedigrees

Donohue, Brian, Gao, Si, Nichols, Thomas E., Adhikari, Bhim M., Ma, Yizhou, Jahanshad, Neda, Thompson, Paul M., McMahon, Francis J., Humphries, Elizabeth M., Burroughs, William, Ament, Seth A., Mitchell, Braxton D., Ma, Tianzhou, Chen, Shuo, Medland, Sarah E., Blangero, John, Hong, L. Elliot and Kochunov, Peter (2024). Accelerating heritability, genetic correlation, and genome‐wide association imaging genetic analyses in complex pedigrees. Human Brain Mapping, 45 (17) e70044, 1-15. doi: 10.1002/hbm.70044

Accelerating heritability, genetic correlation, and genome‐wide association imaging genetic analyses in complex pedigrees

2024

Journal Article

The effect of polygenic liability to mental disorders on COVID-19 outcomes in people with depression: the mediating role of anxiety

Monistrol-Mula, Anna, Felez-Nobrega, Mireia, Byrne, Enda M., Lind, Penelope A., Hickie, Ian B., Martin, Nicholas G., Medland, Sarah E., Colodro-Conde, Lucía and Mitchell, Brittany L. (2024). The effect of polygenic liability to mental disorders on COVID-19 outcomes in people with depression: the mediating role of anxiety. Psychological Medicine, 54 (15), 4140-4149. doi: 10.1017/s0033291724001983

The effect of polygenic liability to mental disorders on COVID-19 outcomes in people with depression: the mediating role of anxiety