Social, psychological and genetic resilience to adversity in bipolar disorder
Lead Research Organisation:
King's College London
Department Name: Social Genetic and Dev Psychiatry Centre
Abstract
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ORCID iD |
| Georgina Hosang (Principal Investigator / Fellow) |
Publications
Georgina Hosang (Author)
(2011)
Childhood trauma and recent stressful life-events in patients with mood disorders
Georgina Hosang (Author)
(2012)
Childhood maltreatment and physical health problems among people with bipolar disorder
Georgina Hosang (Author)
(2011)
Parenting and the course of bipolar disorder
Georgina Hosang (Author)
(2012)
The gene-environment interplay in bipolar disorder
Georgina Hosang (Author)
(2011)
The role of loss, danger and humiliation life events in bipolar disorder
| Description | The results of this fellowship covered two themes. First, the fellowship research demonstrated the association between stressful life events and bipolar disorder, including their interaction with genetic factors for bipolar depression. Second, was the link between adversity in childhood and adverse health outcomes in adulthood (e.g., cardiovascular disorder) especially among people with bipolar disorder. |
| Exploitation Route | The outcome of this work highlight the importance of life stress on the course and onset of bipolar disorder and need to target these factors in intervention efforts. |
| Sectors | Healthcare |
| Description | Clinical Preceptorship for Consultant Psychiatrists |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Paper included in systematic review |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in systematic reviews |
| URL | http://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1741-7015-12-7 |
| Description | APPA travel award |
| Amount | $533 (USD) |
| Organisation | National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| Department | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 03/2014 |
| End | 03/2014 |
| Description | Research Grant |
| Amount | £385,265 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/K00638X/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2014 |
| End | 01/2017 |
| Description | Collaborations with Prof Antonia Bifulco |
| Organisation | Middlesex University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Georgina Hosang worked with Prof Antonia Bifulco and her team whilst she was an ESRC/MRC Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellow. One of the outcomes of this work was a grant application to continue working together. This application to the ESRC was successful, and the project has been on-going since January 2014. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Prof Antonia Bifulco has led the project with her team at Middlesex University |
| Impact | Although the project is on-going and the data is currently being collected the outputs are limited, however the team have published a paper describing the methodology and the rationale for this approach (see Spence et al., 2015). |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Bipolar UK Charity magazine article: Are we genetically sensitive to life stress? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Based on Dr Hosang's research on life events and bipolar disorder an article for the Bipolar UK Charity magazine: Pendulum was written and published in 2012. The aim of the article was to disseminate the findings of research and highlight the importance life stress is for bipolar disorder, a condition which many argue is biologically driven. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Bipolar disorder and ADHD : why the confusion? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Seminar to the Institute of Psychiatry's weekly grand Round Series. Audience includes academics and clinicans (including trainees) alike. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | IBF webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
| Results and Impact | This webinar was delivered to members of the International Bipolar Foundation from across the world. Members include patients and their carers as well as practitioners, academics and third sector organisations. The webinar was designed to inform the audience about the role of life stress in bipolar disorder to raise awareness and promote better care for sufferers of the illness. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://vimeo.com/83696649 |
| Description | Life stress and bipolar disorder |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Lecture delivered to the Psychosis Interest Group at Liverpool University |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Research methods and mental health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Presented to A-Level students on mental health and how it can be investigated using research methods (using my own work as an example). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |