Cohort profile for the STratifying Resilience and Depression Longitudinally (STRADL) study: A depression-focused investigation of Generation Scotland, using detailed clinical, cognitive, and neuroimaging assessments

Tina Habota, Anca-Larisa Sandu, Gordon D Waiter, Christopher J McNeil, J Douglas Steele, Jennifer A Macfarlane, Heather C Whalley, Ruth Valentine, Dawn Younie, Nichola Crouch, Emma L Hawkins, Yoriko Hirose, Liana Romaniuk, Keith Milburn, Gordon Buchan, Tessa Coupar, Mairi Stirling, Baljit Jagpal, Beverly MacLennan, Lucasz PribaMathew A Harris, Jonathan D Hafferty, Mark J Adams, Archie I Campbell, Donald J MacIntyre, Alison Pattie, Lee Murphy, Rebecca M Reynolds, Rebecca Elliot, Ian S Penton-Voak, Marcus R Munafò, Kathryn L Evans, Jonathan R Seckl, Joanna M Wardlaw, Stephen M Lawrie, Christopher S Haley, David J Porteous, Ian J Deary, Alison D Murray, Andrew M McIntosh

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Abstract

STratifying Resilience and Depression Longitudinally (STRADL) is a population-based study built on the Generation Scotland: Scottish Family Health Study (GS:SFHS) resource. The aim of STRADL is to subtype major depressive disorder (MDD) on the basis of its aetiology, using detailed clinical, cognitive, and brain imaging assessments. The GS:SFHS provides an important opportunity to study complex gene-environment interactions, incorporating linkage to existing datasets and inclusion of early-life variables for two longitudinal birth cohorts. Specifically, data collection in STRADL included: socio-economic and lifestyle variables; physical measures; questionnaire data that assesses resilience, early-life adversity, personality, psychological health, and lifetime history of mood disorder; laboratory samples; cognitive tests; and brain magnetic resonance imaging. Some of the questionnaire and cognitive data were first assessed at the GS:SFHS baseline assessment between 2006-2011, thus providing longitudinal measures relevant to the study of depression, psychological resilience, and cognition. In addition, routinely collected historic NHS data and early-life variables are linked to STRADL data, further providing opportunities for longitudinal analysis. Recruitment has been completed and we consented and tested 1,188 participants.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)185
JournalWellcome Open Research
Volume4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

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