Mental health in UK Biobank: development, implementation and results from an online questionnaire completed by 157 366 participants [RETRACTED]

Davis, Katrina A. S., Coleman, Jonathan R. I., Adams, Mark, Allen, Naomi, Breen, Gerome, Cullen, Breda, Dickens, Chris, Fox, Elaine, Graham, Nick, Holliday, Jo, Howard, Louise M., John, Ann, Lee, William, McCabe, Rose, McIntosh, Andrew, Pearsall, Robert, Sudlow, Cathie, Ward, Joey, Zammit, Stan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2647-9211 and Hotopf, Matthew 2018. Mental health in UK Biobank: development, implementation and results from an online questionnaire completed by 157 366 participants [RETRACTED]. Bjpsych Open 4 (03) , pp. 83-90. 10.1192/bjo.2018.12

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Abstract

Background UK Biobank is a well-characterised cohort of over 500 000 participants that offers unique opportunities to investigate multiple diseases and risk factors. Aims An online mental health questionnaire completed by UK Biobank participants was expected to expand the potential for research into mental disorders. Method An expert working group designed the questionnaire, using established measures where possible, and consulting with a patient group regarding acceptability. Case definitions were defined using operational criteria for lifetime depression, mania, anxiety disorder, psychotic-like experiences and self-harm, as well as current post-traumatic stress and alcohol use disorders. Results 157 366 completed online questionnaires were available by August 2017. Comparison of self-reported diagnosed mental disorder with a contemporary study shows a similar prevalence, despite respondents being of higher average socioeconomic status than the general population across a range of indicators. Thirty-five per cent (55 750) of participants had at least one defined syndrome, of which lifetime depression was the most common at 24% (37 434). There was extensive comorbidity among the syndromes. Mental disorders were associated with high neuroticism score, adverse life events and long-term illness; addiction and bipolar affective disorder in particular were associated with measures of deprivation. Conclusions The questionnaire represents a very large mental health survey in itself, and the results presented here show high face validity, although caution is needed owing to selection bias. Built into UK Biobank, these data intersect with other health data to offer unparalleled potential for crosscutting biomedical research involving mental health. Declaration of interest G.B. received grants from the National Institute for Health Research during the study; and support from Illumina Ltd. and the European Commission outside the submitted work. B.C. received grants from the Scottish Executive Chief Scientist Office and from The Dr Mortimer and Theresa Sackler Foundation during the study. C.S. received grants from the Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust during the study, and is the Chief Scientist for UK Biobank. M.H. received grants from the Innovative Medicines Initiative via the RADAR-CNS programme and personal fees as an expert witness outside the submitted work.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG)
Additional Information:	This article has been retracted. Please follow the links to the journal website for more information. Notice DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2019.46 The published re-analysis can be found at http://orca.cf.ac.uk/128980/
Publisher:	The Royal College of Psychiatrists
ISSN:	2056-4724
Related URLs:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/128...
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	16 July 2018
Date of Acceptance:	26 January 2018
Last Modified:	08 Mar 2024 09:11
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/113184

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