Educational attainment and mental health conditions: a within-sibship Mendelian randomization study

Abstract excerpt

<h4>Importance</h4> Observational studies have demonstrated consistent protective effects of higher educational attainment (EA) on the risk of suffering mental health conditions (MHC). Determining whether these beneficial effects are causal is challenging given the potential role of dynastic effects and demographic factors (assortative mating and population structure) in this association. <h4>Objective</h4> To eva...

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• Body Mass Index
• Educational Status
• Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
• Genetic Background
• Health Status
• Intelligence
• Mendelian Randomization Analysis
• Mental Health

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Literature Corpus work

3cb7e70b-1d25-56e2-bdd5-a36e3f336916

DOI

10.1101/2024.08.10.24311789