Jennifer Murphy

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Jennifer is a PhD candidate for the Health Research Board (HRB) funded Psychosis Ireland Structured Training and Research Programme (PSI-STAR) at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), as well as a trainee with the SPHeRE programme, which is Ireland’s national research training programme in population health. She holds a dual degree in Primary Teaching and Psychology from Mary Immaculate College in Ireland and a Master’s degree in Neuropsychology from Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Her research is primarily focused on prediction and prevention in psychosis, examining risk factors that may contribute to the development of psychosis and the biological mechanisms behind them, as well as early intervention in psychosis (EIP).

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The scars that shape the mind: childhood adversity and the risk of psychosis

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Emotional abuse in childhood was linked to a more than 3.5x greater chance of developing psychosis later in life. This comprehensive new meta-analysis explores the role of early trauma, sex differences, and symptom onset timing in psychosis risk.

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