EU Gene-Environment Interaction (EU GEI) Study of First Episode Psychosis

In this study we are interested in discovering whether the risk of developing a psychosis is determined by genetic factors, sociodemographic factors (like age and sex) and other social factors we might experience (like poverty, discrimination, social isolation, drug use or negative events in childhood like parental separation, bullying or abuse). In particular, we are interested in understanding whether the effect of these social factors on psychosis risk differs according to what type of genes different people have.

We would like to invite 150 people who have experienced a first episode of psychosis to take part in this region as well as 75 of their brothers & sisters and 150 people who have not experienced an episode of psychosis. The study is part of a large European study being conducted in 10 European centres in 5 countries. 

The study is being organised locally by the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge in partnership with the CAMEO Early Intervention Team. We are one of a number of universities running this study across Europe. The study is funded by the European Union.

This study has been reviewed and given a favourable opinion by the Cambridgeshire 1 Research Ethics Committee.