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Associations of child and adolescent anxiety with later alcohol use and disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies (2019)
Journal Article
Dyer, M. L., Easey, K. E., Heron, J., Hickman, M., & Munafò, M. R. (2019). Associations of child and adolescent anxiety with later alcohol use and disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Addiction, 114(6), 968-982. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14575

Background and Aims: Despite a wealth of literature, the relationship between anxiety and alcohol use remains unclear. We examined whether (a) child and adolescent anxiety is positively or negatively associated with later alcohol use and disorders an... Read More about Associations of child and adolescent anxiety with later alcohol use and disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

Prenatal alcohol exposure and offspring mental health: A systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Easey, K. E., Dyer, M. L., Timpson, N. J., & Munafò, M. R. (2019). Prenatal alcohol exposure and offspring mental health: A systematic review. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 197, 344-353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.01.007

Background: High levels of alcohol use in pregnancy have been shown to be associated with negative physical health consequences in offspring. However, the literature is less clear on the association of alcohol use in pregnancy and offspring mental he... Read More about Prenatal alcohol exposure and offspring mental health: A systematic review.

Association of birth order with adolescent mental health and suicide attempts: A population-based longitudinal study (2019)
Journal Article
Easey, K. E., Mars, B., Pearson, R., Heron, J., & Gunnell, D. (2019). Association of birth order with adolescent mental health and suicide attempts: A population-based longitudinal study. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 28(8), 1079-1086. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-018-1266-1

Previous cohort studies have observed higher birth order to be associated with increased risk of suicidal behaviour. However, the mechanisms underlying this association are unclear. Using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children... Read More about Association of birth order with adolescent mental health and suicide attempts: A population-based longitudinal study.