Epigenetics and Mental Health: A brief guide to the research | UK Trauma Council

What is epigenetics and how is it related to trauma, health and wellbeing? In this short video, behaviour geneticist Dr Emma Meaburn talks to the UK Trauma Council about epigenetics, its role in linking the environment to health outcomes, and how practitioners should approach the research.

Learn more about Dr Meaburn’s research here: http://www.cbcd.bbk.ac.uk/people/scie...

The UK Trauma Council's Research Practice Focus videos breakdown complicated and relevant topics related to childhood trauma to help inform the practice of foster carers, clinicians, social workers, and teachers. Learn more on the UK Trauma Council website: https://uktraumacouncil.org/research-...

Chapters:
0:00 Epigenetics and Mental Health: A brief guide to the research
0:04 What shapes who we become?
0:45 What is epigenetics?
2:23 Why are epigenetic patterns important for human health?
3:48 How might epigenetics link early experiences to later health outcomes?
5:20 What should someone keep in mind when reading about epigenetics?
6:18 Intergenerational and transgenerational epigenetic effects

About the UK Trauma Council:
The UK Trauma Council (UKTC) is a group of leading experts, drawn from a variety of disciples across all four nations of the United Kingdom (UK). We are the first UK-wide platform bringing together expertise in research, practice, policy and lived experience in the field of childhood trauma. The UK Trauma Council is hosted and supported by the Anna Freud Centre.

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