Dr Sandhya Ramrakha

Barrett-Young, A., Abraham, W. C., Cheung, C. Y., Gale, J., Hogan, S., Ireland, D., Keenan, R., … Melzer, T. R., Moffitt, T. E., Ramrakha, S., … Wilson, G. A., … Poulton, R. (2023). Associations between thinner retinal neuronal layers and suboptimal brain structural integrity in a middle-aged cohort. Eye & Brain, 15, 25-35. doi: 10.2147/EB.S402510

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Bourassa, K. J., Caspi, A., Brennan, G. M., Hall, K. S., Harrington, H., Houts, R., … Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Moffitt, T. E. (2023). Which types of stress are associated with accelerated biological aging? Comparing perceived stress, stressful life events, childhood adversity, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychosomatic Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001197

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Brennan, G. M., Moffitt, T. E., Ambler, A., Harrington, H., Hogan, S., Houts, R. M., Mani, R., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., & Caspi, A. (2023). Tracing the origins of midlife despair: Association of psychopathology during adolescence with a syndrome of despair-related maladies at midlife. Psychological Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1017/S0033291723001320

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Sugden, K., Moffitt, T. E., Arpawong, T. E., Arseneault, L., Belsky, D. W., Corcoran, D. L., … Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Caspi, A. (2023). Cross-national and cross-generational evidence that educational attainment may slow the pace of aging in European-descent individuals. Journals of Gerontology Series B. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbad056

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Whitman, E. T., Knodt, A. R., Elliott, M. L., Abraham, W. C., Cheyne, K., Hogan, S., Ireland, D., Keenan, R., Leung, J. H., Melzer, T. R., Poulton, R., Purdy, S., Ramrakha, S., … Hariri, A. R. (2023). Functional topography of the neocortex predicts covariation in complex cognitive and basic motor abilities. Cerebral Cortex, bhad109. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhad109

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Wilson, G. A., Cheyne, K., Ramrakha, S., Ambler, A., Tan, G. S. W., Caspi, A., … Poulton, R. (2023). Are macular drusen in midlife a marker of accelerated biological ageing? Clinical & Experimental Optometry, 106(1), 41-46. doi: 10.1080/08164622.2021.2012428

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Bourassa, K. J., Moffitt, T. E., Ambler, A., Hariri, A. R., Harrington, H., Houts, R. M., Ireland, D., Knodt, A., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., & Caspi, A. (2022). Association of treatable health conditions during adolescence with accelerated aging at midlife. JAMA Pediatrics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.6417

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Bourassa, K. J., Moffitt, T. E., Harrington, H., Houts, R., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Caspi, A. (2022). Childhood adversity and midlife health: Shining a light on the black box of psychosocial mechanisms. Prevention Science. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s11121-022-01431-y

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Carlisi, C. O., Moffitt, T. E., Knodt, A. R., Harrington, H., Langevin, S., Ireland, D., Melzer, T. R., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., Caspi, A., … Viding, E. (2022). Association of subcortical gray-matter volumes with life-course-persistent antisocial behavior in a population-representative longitudinal birth cohort. Development & Psychopathology, 34(5), 2012-2022. doi: 10.1017/S0954579421000377

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Guiney, H., Caspi, A., Ambler, A., Belsky, J., Kokaua, J., Broadbent, J., Cheyne, K., Dickson, N., Hancox, R. J., Harrington, H., Hogan, S., Ramrakha, S., Righarts, A., Thomson, W. M., … Poulton, R. (2022). Childhood sexual abuse and pervasive problems across multiple life domains: Findings from a five-decade study. Development & Psychopathology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1017/S0954579422001146

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Knodt, A. R., Meier, M. H., Ambler, A., Gehred, M. Z., Harrington, H., Ireland, D., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., Caspi, A., Moffitt, T. E., & Hariri, A. R. (2022). Diminished structural brain integrity in long-term cannabis users reflects a history of polysubstance use. Biological Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.06.018

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Langevin, S., Caspi, A., Barnes, J. C., Brennan, G., Poulton, R., Purdy, S. C., Ramrakha, S., … Moffitt, T. E. (2022). Life-course persistent antisocial behavior and accelerated biological aging in a longitudinal birth cohort. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 19, 14402. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192114402

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Meier, M. H., Caspi, A., Ambler, A., Hariri, A. R., Harrington, H., Hogan, S., … Ramrakha, S., … Poulton, R., & Moffitt, T. E. (2022). Preparedness for healthy ageing and polysubstance use in long-term cannabis users: A population-representative longitudinal study. Lancet Healthy Longevity, 3(10), 703-714. doi: 10.1016/S2666-7568(22)00201-X

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Meier, M. H., Caspi, A., Knodt, A. R., Hall, W., Ambler, A., Harrington, H., Hogan, S., … Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Moffitt, T. E. (2022). Long-term cannabis use and cognitive reserves and hippocampal volume in midlife. American Journal of Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21060664

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Meredith-Jones, K., Haszard, J., Taylor, R., Waters, D., Hogan, S., Ramrakha, S., & Poulton, R. (2022). Is repeated childhood fracture related to areal bone density or body composition in middle age? Osteoporosis International, 33, 2369-2379. doi: 10.1007/s00198-022-06500-0

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Moffitt, T. E., Caspi, A., Ambler, A., Bourassa, K., Harrington, H., Hogan, S., … Ramrakha, S., … Poulton, R. (2022). Deep-seated psychological histories of COVID-19 vaccine hesitance and resistance. PNAS Nexus. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac034

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Poulton, R., Guiney, H., Ramrakha, S., & Moffitt, T. E. (2022). The Dunedin study after half a century: Reflections on the past, and course for the future. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2022.2114508

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Reuben, A., Moffitt, T. E., Abraham, W. C., Ambler, A., Elliott, M. L., Hariri, A. R., … Hogan, S., … Ireland, D., … Pearson, A., Poulton, R., … Ramrakha, S., … Wilson, G., & Caspi, A. (2022). Improving risk indexes for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias for use in midlife. Brain Communications, 4(5), fcac223. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcac223

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Ruiz, B., Broadbent, J. M., Thomson, W. M., Ramrakha, S. K., Boden, J., Horwood, L. J., & Poulton, R. (2022). Childhood caries experience in two Aotearoa New Zealand birth cohorts: Implications for research, policy and practice. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2022.2061018

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Ruiz, B., Broadbent, J. M., Thomson, W. M., Ramrakha, S., Boden, J., Horwood, J., & Poulton, R. (2022). Is childhood oral health the 'canary in the coal mine' for poor adult general health? Findings from two New Zealand birth cohort studies. Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12772

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Slutske, W. S., Richmond-Rakerd, L. S., Piasecki, T. M., Ramrakha, S., Poulton, R., Moffitt, T. E., & Caspi, A. (2022). Disordered gambling in a longitudinal birth cohort: From childhood precursors to adult life outcomes. Psychological Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1017/S0033291722003051

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Baldwin, J. R., Caspi, A., Meehan, A. J., Ambler, A., Arseneault, L., Fisher, H. L., Harrington, H., … Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., Moffitt, T. E., & Danese, A. (2021). Population vs individual prediction of poor health from results of adverse childhood experiences screening. JAMA Pediatrics, 175(4), 385-393. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.5602

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Bourassa, K. J., Moffitt, T. E., Harrington, H., Houts, R., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., & Caspi, A. (2021). Lower cardiovascular reactivity is associated with more childhood adversity and poorer midlife health: Replicated findings from the Dunedin and MIDUS cohorts. Clinical Psychological Science, 9(5), 961-978. doi: 10.1177/2167702621993900

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Bourassa, K. J., Rasmussen, L. J. H., Danese, A., Eugen-Olsen, J., Harrington, H., Houts, R., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Moffitt, T. E., & Caspi, A. (2021). Linking stressful life events and chronic inflammation using suPAR (soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor). Brain, Behavior & Immunity, 97, 79-88. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.06.018

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d'Arbeloff, T., Elliott, M. L., Knodt, A. R., Sison, M., Melzer, T. R., Ireland, D., Ramrakha, S., Poulton, R., Caspi, A., Moffitt, T. E., & Hariri, A. R. (2021). Midlife cardiovascular fitness is reflected in the brain's white matter. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 13, 652575. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.652575

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Elliott, M. L., Belsky, D. W., Knodt, A. R., Ireland, D., Melzer, T. R., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., Caspi, A., Moffitt, T. E., & Hariri, A. R. (2021). Brain-age in midlife is associated with accelerated biological aging and cognitive decline in a longitudinal birth cohort. Molecular Psychiatry, 26, 3829-3838. doi: 10.1038/s41380-019-0626-7

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Elliott, M. L., Caspi, A., Houts, R. M., Ambler, A., Broadbent, J. M., Hancox, R. J., … Hogan, S., Keenan, R., … Melzer, T. R., … Ramrakha, S., … Righarts, A., … Thomson, W. M., Thorne, P. R., … Wilson, G., … Poulton, R., & Moffitt, T. E. (2021). Disparities in the pace of biological aging among midlife adults of the same chronological age have implications for future frailty risk and policy. Nature Aging, 1(3), 295-308. doi: 10.1038/s43587-021-00044-4

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Gehred, M. Z., Knodt, A. R., Ambler, A. P., Bourassa, K. J., Danese, A., Elliott, M. L., Hogan, S., Ireland, D., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Caspi, A. (2021). Long-term neural embedding of childhood adversity in a population-representative birth cohort followed for five decades. Biological Psychiatry, 90, 182-193. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.02.971

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Mason, D., Ronald, A. R., Ambler, A., Caspi, A., Houts, R., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Moffitt, T. E., & Happé, F. (2021). Autistic traits are associated with faster pace of aging: Evidence from the Dunedin study at age 45. Autism Research, 14, 1684-1694. doi: 10.1002/aur.2534

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Rasmussen, L. J. H., Caspi, A., Ambler, A., Danese, A., Elliott, M., Eugen-Olsen, J., … Harrington, H., … Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Moffitt, T. E. (2021). Association between elevated suPAR, a new biomarker of inflammation, and accelerated aging. Journals of Gerontology Series A, 76(2), 318-327. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glaa178

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Richmond-Rakerd, L. S., Caspi, A., Ambler, A., d'Arbeloff, T., de Bruine, M., Elliott, M., … Hogan, S., … Ireland, D., … Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Moffitt, T. E. (2021). Childhood self-control forecasts the pace of midlife aging and preparedness for old age. PNAS, 118(3), e2010211118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2010211118

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Romer, A. L., Elliott, M. L., Knodt, A. R., Sison, M. L., Ireland, D., Houts, R., Ramrakha, S., Poulton, R., Keenan, R., Melzer, T. R., … Hariri, A. R. (2021). Pervasively thinner neocortex as a transdiagnostic feature of general psychopathology. American Journal of Psychiatry, 178(2), 174-182. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19090934

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Romer, A. L., Knodt, A. R., Sison, M. L., Ireland, D., Houts, R., Ramrakha, S., Poulton, R., Keenan, R., Melzer, T. R., Moffitt, T. E., Caspi, A., & Hariri, A. R. (2021). Replicability of structural brain alterations associated with general psychopathology: Evidence from a population-representative birth cohort. Molecular Psychiatry, 26, 3839-3846. doi: 10.1038/s41380-019-0621-z

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Wertz, J., Caspi, A., Ambler, A., Broadbent, J., Hancox, R. J., Harrington, H., Hogan, S., … Leung, J. H., Poulton, R., … Ramrakha, S., … Thorne, P. R., Wilson, G. A., & Moffitt, T. E. (2021). Association of history of psychopathology with accelerated aging at midlife. JAMA Psychiatry, 78(5), 530-539. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.4626

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Bourassa, K. J., Caspi, A., Harrington, H., Houts, R., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., & Moffitt, T. E. (2020). Intimate partner violence and lower relationship quality are associated with faster biological aging. Psychology & Aging, 35(8), 1127-1139. doi: 10.1037/pag0000581

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Carlisi, C. O., Moffitt, T. E., Knodt, A. R., Harrington, H., Ireland, D., Melzer, T. R., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Viding, E. (2020). Associations between life-course-persistent antisocial behaviour and brain structure in a population-representative longitudinal birth cohort. Lancet Psychiatry, 7(3), 245-253. doi: 10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30002-x

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Caspi, A., Houts, R. M., Ambler, A., Danese, A., Elliott, M. L., Hariri, A., … Hogan, S., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Moffitt, T. E. (2020). Longitudinal assessment of mental health disorders and comorbidities across 4 decades among participants in the Dunedin Birth Cohort Study. JAMA Network Open, 3(4), e203221. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.3221

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d'Arbeloff, T., Cooke, M., Knodt, A. R., Sison, M., Melzer, T. R., Ireland, D., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., Moffitt, T. E., Caspi, A., & Hariri, A. R. (2020). Is cardiovascular fitness associated with structural brain integrity in midlife? Evidence from a population-representative birth cohort study. Aging, 12(20), 20888-20914. doi: 10.18632/aging.104112

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Elliott, M. L., Knodt, A. R., Ireland, D., Morrison, M. L., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Hariri, A. R. (2020). What is the test-retest reliability of common task-functional MRI measures? New empirical evidence and a meta-analysis. Psychological Science, 31(7), 792-806. doi: 10.1177/0956797620916786

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Reuben, A., Elliott, M. L., Abraham, W. C., Broadbent, J., Houts, R. M., Ireland, D., Knodt, A. R., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Caspi, A., & Moffitt, T. E. (2020). Association of childhood lead exposure with MRI measurements of structural brain integrity in midlife. JAMA, 324(19), 1970-1979. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.19998

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Richmond-Rakerd, L. S., D'Souza, S., Andersen, S. H., Hogan, S., Houts, R. M., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Milne, B. J., & Moffitt, T. E. (2020). Clustering of health, crime and social-welfare inequality in 4 million citizens from two nations. Nature Human Behaviour, 4, 255-264. doi: 10.1038/s41562-019-0810-4

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Richmond-Rakerd, L. S., Moffitt, T. E., Arseneault, L., Belsky, D. W., Connor, J., Corcoran, D. L., … Poulton, R., … Ramrakha, S., … Caspi, A. (2020). A polygenic score for age-at-first-birth predicts disinhibition. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 61(12), 1346-1359. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13224

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d'Arbeloff, T., Elliott, M. L., Knodt, A. R., Melzer, T. R., Keenan, R., Ireland, D., Ramrakha, S., Poulton, R., Anderson, T., … Hariri, A. R. (2019). White matter hyperintensities are common in midlife and already associated with cognitive decline. Brain Communications, 1(1), fcz041. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcz041

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Elliott, M. L., Knodt, A. R., Cooke, M., Kim, M. J., Melzer, T. R., Keenan, R., Ireland, D., Ramrakha, S., Poulton, R., … Hariri, A. R. (2019). General functional connectivity: Shared features of resting-state and task fMRI drive reliable and heritable individual differences in functional brain networks. NeuroImage, 189, 516-532. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.01.068

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Rasmussen, L. J. H., Caspi, A., Ambler, A., Broadbent, J. M., Cohen, H. J., d'Arbeloff, T., … Hancox, R. J., … Hogan, S., … Ireland, D., Knodt, A. R., Meredith-Jones, K., … Morrison, L., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Sneddon, K., Thomson, W. M., … Moffitt, T. E. (2019). Association of neurocognitive and physical function with gait speed in midlife. JAMA Network Open, 2(10), e1913123. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.13123

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Reuben, A., Schaefer, J. D., Moffitt, T. E., Broadbent, J., Harrington, H., Houts, R. M., Ramrakha, S., Poulton, R., & Caspi, A. (2019). Association of childhood lead exposure with adult personality traits and lifelong mental health. JAMA Psychiatry, 76(4), 418-425. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.4192

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Wertz, J., Belsky, J., Moffitt, T. E., Belsky, D. W., Harrington, H., Avinun, R., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., & Caspi, A. (2019). Genetics of nurture: A test of the hypothesis that parents' genetics predict their observed caregiving. Developmental Psychology, 55(7), 1461-1472. doi: 10.1037/dev0000709

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Beckley, A. L., Caspi, A., Broadbent, J., Harrington, H., Houts, R. M., Poulton, R., Ramrakha, S., … Moffitt, T. E. (2018). Association of childhood blood lead levels with criminal offending. JAMA Pediatrics, 172(2), 166-173. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.4005

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Shearer, D. M., Thomson, W. M., Cameron, C. M., Ramrakha, S., Wilson, G., Wong, T. Y., Williams, M. J. A., McLean, R., Theodore, R., & Poulton, R. (2018). Periodontitis and multiple markers of cardiometabolic risk in the fourth decade: A cohort study. Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology, 46(6), 615-623. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12414

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Theodore, R., Taumoepeau, M., Tustin, K., Gollop, M., Unasa, C., Kokaua, J., Taylor, N., Ramrakha, S., Hunter, J., & Poulton, R. (2018). Pacific university graduates in New Zealand: What helps and hinders completion. AlterNative, 14(2), 138-146. doi: 10.1177/1177180118764126

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