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T Ribchester

Researcher at King's College London

Publications -  6
Citations -  939

T Ribchester is an academic researcher from King's College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Twin study & Psychosis. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 6 publications receiving 905 citations.

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Heritability Estimates for Psychotic Disorders: The Maudsley Twin Psychosis Series

TL;DR: A substantial genetic contribution to variance in liability was confirmed for the major diagnostic categories except Research Diagnostic Criteria depressive psychosis and unspecified functional psychosis, where familial transmission was confirmed, but the relative contribution of genetic and common environmental factors was unclear.
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Thalamus and Adhesio Interthalamica in Twins With Schizophrenia

TL;DR: Volumetric thalamic abnormalities in schizophrenia occur in twin pairs concordant for schizophrenia, whereas the adhesio interthalamica is unlikely to be affected in schizophrenia.

Heritability Estimates for Psychotic Disorders

TL;DR: A substantial genetic contribution to variance in liability was confirmed for the major diagnostic categories except Research Diagnostic Criteria depressive psychosis and unspecified functional psychosis, where familial transmission was confirmed, but the relative contribution of genetic and common environmental factors was unclear.
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Neurological Abnormalities in Schizophrenic Twins

TL;DR: NAs in schizophrenia are determined in part by genetic risk for the illness but the presence of premorbid schizotypal traits, and anti-psychotic medication confer additional risk for NAs.
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Further Evidence That Congenital Dermatoglyphic Abnormalities Are Associated With Psychosis: A Twin Study

TL;DR: The results confirm previous work suggesting the possibility that nongenetic factors early in pregnancy contribute to the liability to develop psychosis in later life.