Dheeraj Rai
Biographic Data
| ID | 6162740 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dheeraj Rai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dheeraj |
| FAMILY NAME | Rai |
| SIGNATURE | RAI D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bristol |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7239-3523 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Mapping associations of polygenic scores with autistic and ADHD traits in a single city region
BACKGROUND: The genetic and environmental aetiology of autistic and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) traits is known to vary spatially, but does this translate into variation in the association of specific common genetic variants? METHODS: We mapped associations between polygenic scores for autism and ADHD and their respective traits in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (N = 4,255-6,165) across the area surroundin…
A Systematic Review of Gender Dysphoria Measures in Autistic Samples
This systematic review investigated how studies have measured gender dysphoria (GD) in autistic samples and the impact of using different measures on study results. The literature search identified 339 relevant papers, with 12 of them meeting the inclusion criteria. Results showed that seven different measures of GD characteristics have been used with autistic samples and that the studies consistently reported a greater number of GD characteristi…
Maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring risk of intellectual disability
The results are not consistent with a causal effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy on offspring ID
Mental health before and during the Covid-19 pandemic in two longitudinal UK population cohorts
Background The COVID-19 pandemic and mitigation measures are likely to have a marked effect on mental health. It is important to use longitudinal data to improve inferences. Aims To quantify the prevalence of depression, anxiety and mental well-being before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, to identify groups at risk of depression and/or anxiety during the pandemic. Method Data were from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (…
Trajectories of autistic social traits in childhood and adolescence and disordered eating behaviours at age 14 years
BACKGROUND: Some people with eating disorders have difficulties with social communication. However, no longitudinal evidence regarding the direction of this association exists. We investigated trajectories of autistic social traits across childhood and adolescence in adolescents with and without disordered eating behaviours in early adolescence. METHODS: We used data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Our disordered eating …
Inside, outside and in‐between
BACKGROUND: Co-production is predicated on equal power-sharing and responsibility in research partnerships. However, relatively few accounts exist that explore the subjective experience of how co-researchers achieve such equality, from the perspectives of public contributors and researchers. AIM: This paper aims to provide a unique insight into the process of co-production, by weaving personal reflections with principles to evaluate the impact ar…
You are labelled by your children’s disability’ – A community-based, participatory study of stigma among Somali parents of children with autism living in the United Kingdom
Findings inform support for this community, highlighting the need to raise awareness of autism, enable parents to speak openly, and ensure appropriate professional services and interventions are available
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (Dalys) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (Hale), 1990–2015
BACKGROUND: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) provide summary measures of health across geographies and time that can inform assessments of epidemiological patterns and health system performance, help to prioritise investments in research and development, and monitor progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We aimed to provide updated HALE and DALYs for geographies worldwide and evaluate ho…
Country- and individual-level socioeconomic determinants of depression
BACKGROUND: The prevalence and correlates of depression vary across countries. Contextual factors such as country-level income or income inequalities have been hypothesised to contribute to these differences. AIMS: To investigate associations of depression with socioeconomic factors at the country level (income inequality, gross national income) and individual (education, employment, assets and spending) level, and to investigate their relative c…
Psychological distress and risk of long-term disability
BACKGROUND: Common mental disorders are known to cause long-term disability, although not much is known about long-term consequences of milder forms of psychological distress. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between increasing levels of psychological distress and 5-year risk of long-term disability pensions awarded for somatic or psychiatric conditions. METHODS: In this longitudinal population-based study, a cohort of 17,205 individuals…
You are labelled by your children’s disability’ – A community-based, participatory study of stigma among Somali parents of children with autism living in the United Kingdom
Findings inform support for this community, highlighting the need to raise awareness of autism, enable parents to speak openly, and ensure appropriate professional services and interventions are available
Psychological distress and risk of long-term disability
BACKGROUND: Common mental disorders are known to cause long-term disability, although not much is known about long-term consequences of milder forms of psychological distress. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between increasing levels of psychological distress and 5-year risk of long-term disability pensions awarded for somatic or psychiatric conditions. METHODS: In this longitudinal population-based study, a cohort of 17,205 individuals…
Psychological distress and risk of long-term disability
BACKGROUND: Common mental disorders are known to cause long-term disability, although not much is known about long-term consequences of milder forms of psychological distress. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between increasing levels of psychological distress and 5-year risk of long-term disability pensions awarded for somatic or psychiatric conditions. METHODS: In this longitudinal population-based study, a cohort of 17,205 individuals…
Country- and individual-level socioeconomic determinants of depression
BACKGROUND: The prevalence and correlates of depression vary across countries. Contextual factors such as country-level income or income inequalities have been hypothesised to contribute to these differences. AIMS: To investigate associations of depression with socioeconomic factors at the country level (income inequality, gross national income) and individual (education, employment, assets and spending) level, and to investigate their relative c…
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (Dalys) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (Hale), 1990–2015
BACKGROUND: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) provide summary measures of health across geographies and time that can inform assessments of epidemiological patterns and health system performance, help to prioritise investments in research and development, and monitor progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We aimed to provide updated HALE and DALYs for geographies worldwide and evaluate ho…
You are labelled by your children’s disability’ – A community-based, participatory study of stigma among Somali parents of children with autism living in the United Kingdom
Findings inform support for this community, highlighting the need to raise awareness of autism, enable parents to speak openly, and ensure appropriate professional services and interventions are available
Inside, outside and in‐between
BACKGROUND: Co-production is predicated on equal power-sharing and responsibility in research partnerships. However, relatively few accounts exist that explore the subjective experience of how co-researchers achieve such equality, from the perspectives of public contributors and researchers. AIM: This paper aims to provide a unique insight into the process of co-production, by weaving personal reflections with principles to evaluate the impact ar…
Mental health before and during the Covid-19 pandemic in two longitudinal UK population cohorts
Background The COVID-19 pandemic and mitigation measures are likely to have a marked effect on mental health. It is important to use longitudinal data to improve inferences. Aims To quantify the prevalence of depression, anxiety and mental well-being before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, to identify groups at risk of depression and/or anxiety during the pandemic. Method Data were from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (…
Trajectories of autistic social traits in childhood and adolescence and disordered eating behaviours at age 14 years
BACKGROUND: Some people with eating disorders have difficulties with social communication. However, no longitudinal evidence regarding the direction of this association exists. We investigated trajectories of autistic social traits across childhood and adolescence in adolescents with and without disordered eating behaviours in early adolescence. METHODS: We used data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Our disordered eating …
A Systematic Review of Gender Dysphoria Measures in Autistic Samples
This systematic review investigated how studies have measured gender dysphoria (GD) in autistic samples and the impact of using different measures on study results. The literature search identified 339 relevant papers, with 12 of them meeting the inclusion criteria. Results showed that seven different measures of GD characteristics have been used with autistic samples and that the studies consistently reported a greater number of GD characteristi…
Maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring risk of intellectual disability
The results are not consistent with a causal effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy on offspring ID
Mapping associations of polygenic scores with autistic and ADHD traits in a single city region
BACKGROUND: The genetic and environmental aetiology of autistic and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) traits is known to vary spatially, but does this translate into variation in the association of specific common genetic variants? METHODS: We mapped associations between polygenic scores for autism and ADHD and their respective traits in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (N = 4,255-6,165) across the area surroundin…
Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (3 works) · Cohort (3 works) · Cohort study (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works)