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The #GLADStudy is now also recruiting participants who DO NOT have a history of a mental health condition! Please RT to get the word out! More info in the🧵⤵️ and at gladstudy.org.uk

🗞️This week’s Journal Club explores depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms before and during COVID-19 in the UK. Using data from 34k+ adults, researchers compared perceived changes with real pre-pandemic data, showing why long-term studies like GLAD matter💛 #GLADStudy #MentalHealthResearch

Hello from the PGC Anxiety Working Group 👋. Get ready for #anxiety #genomics updates as we take over the PGC social media!

Why do treatments work for some people and not others? Variation in genetics, life history, and symptom profiles may all play a role. Understanding this is central to the GLAD Study.💛 #GLADStudy #MentalHealthResearch

Everyday experiences shape emotional health 💛 On Emotional Health Awareness Day, we recognise the importance of research in understanding how life experiences and genetics influence anxiety and depression. 📣The GLAD Study is working to build a deeper understanding to support future mental health care. #ResearchMatters #anxiety #anxietyawareness #depressionawareness #depression #mentalhealthawareness #gladstudy

💭This week’s journal club explores how lifetime trauma may shape depression and anxiety symptoms. Instead of only adding symptoms together into one overall score, the study looked at how individual symptoms connect and influence each other. The findings suggest trauma may not change which symptoms people experience, but it can affect how strongly symptoms connect - especially in less severe samples. This highlights the importance of looking beyond overall severity to understand mental health complexity💛 📰Full paper available on our website’s FAQ section.

The GLAD Study is recruiting control participants (people without a history of depression or anxiety) to help researchers better understand what influences mental health. Taking part is simple, confidential, and done from home. Your experiences matter just as much. 💛 🔗Find out more and take part via the link in our bio.

💭 From research updates and awareness posts to community conversations and opportunities to get involved - we share it all right here! Follow us across social media for updates, research highlights, and community content. And don’t forget to sign up to our newsletter for study updates straight to your inbox 📬💛

Happy Parent Mental Health Day to all the caregivers and parents from the GLAD Study💛 Here’s a self-care guide to help you keep your mental health in check. Your wellbeing matters too! Looking after your mental health helps support you and the people you care for every day. Learn more about the GLAD Study and take part at gladstudy.org.uk

🗞️This week we are sharing our Journal Club, featuring a 2021 study exploring how symptoms of anxiety and depression differ by age and sex. Using data from over 35,000 people, the research shows how looking beyond total scores can reveal important differences in mental health experiences. These findings highlight the value of large studies like the GLAD Study. 👉 Learn more or take part at gladstudy.org.uk

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

You don’t have to face mental health difficulties alone💙 Help is out there: from self-care programmes to confidential helplines. @MindCharity Take the first step when you’re ready. You deserve support. Join the GLAD Study and help improve understanding of depression and anxiety. Sign up at gladstudy.org.uk.

Of course we’re bringing Brew Monday back for 2026 😎 just 1 week to go. On 19 Jan, we’re asking everyone to have a cuppa and catch up with a mate – it’s a small but mighty way we can all look out for each other 💚

Happy New Year, GLAD Study community! ✨ It’s not resolutions that are the problem - it’s pressure to be perfect. This year, focus on mindful goal-setting: prioritise wellbeing and try break bigger goals into smaller, manageable steps💛

Here’s our best mental health tips (backed by research) to give you a boost for 2026. 💜 See the full top ten tips in full on our website: shorturl.at/7lskn #MentalHealth2026 #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalWellbeing #MentalHealthTips #NewYear

The festive season looks different for everyone. If you’re resting, grieving, recharging, or simply getting through the day, your feelings are valid. 💙 Take care of yourself and others. Join the GLAD Study: gladstudy.org.uk

This year, our community grew and so did mental health research. 💙 Your stories, your kits, your participation = real change. Thank you for helping us push forward into 2026. 👉 Join us: gladstudy.org.uk #GLADStudy #MentalHealthMatters #ResearchParticipation

You’re doing better than you think. 💛 Healing isn’t loud — sometimes it’s the small habits, the quiet progress, the days you simply keep going. Your experience matters, and we’re working to understand it. 👉 Join the GLAD Study and help shape future research: gladstudy.org.uk

Focus on the good in life and it becomes how you live your life Image: instagram.com/lynn_giunta

Everyone deserves good mental health, and that includes men. 💜 If you’re struggling, please remember that you are not alone. If you, or someone you know is finding life tough, these brilliant charities help. 💜 #movember #mensmentalhealth #internationalmensday

Step into the Haunted House of Emotions and discover ways to navigate through them.🏚️👻Remember, you're not alone in this journey. gladstudy.org.uk