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Dheeraj Rai is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine. Their scholarly output spans several interconnected subfields, with notable contributions to Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their research covers a spectrum of topics, emphasizing Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Health, Environment, and Cognitive Aging, Family and Disability Support Research, Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues, Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare, and Birth, Development, and Health.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Dheeraj Rai include:

  • "Mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in two longitudinal UK population cohorts" (2020, The British Journal of Psychiatry)
  • "Non-pharmacological interventions for adult ADHD: a systematic review" (2020, Psychological Medicine)
  • "Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in two longitudinal UK population cohorts" (2020, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])
  • "Trajectories of autistic social traits in childhood and adolescence and disordered eating behaviours at age 14 years: A UK general population cohort study" (2020, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry)
  • "Interventions based on early intensive applied behaviour analysis for autistic children: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis" (2020, Health Technology Assessment)

The venues where Dheeraj Rai frequently publishes include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Psychological Medicine, Autism, European Neuropsychopharmacology, and Wellcome Open Research. These venues reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their work across clinical, psychological, and neurodevelopmental research domains.

Collaborative efforts are notable in Rai's scientific production, with repeated partnerships maintained with several co-authors, including:

  • Paul Madley-Dowd
  • Cecilia Magnusson
  • Stanley Zammit
  • Christina Dardani
  • Viktor H. Ahlqvist

This network of collaborators has supported research activities that address complex health and developmental issues from several angles, highlighting multi-disciplinary approaches.

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990-2015 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Nicholas J. Kassebaum;Megha Arora;Ryan M. Barber;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

  • Mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in two longitudinal UK population cohorts.

    Alex S F Kwong;Rebecca M Pearson;Mark J Adams;Kate Northstone

  • Parental depression, maternal antidepressant use during pregnancy, and risk of autism spectrum disorders: population based case-control study

    Dheeraj Rai;Dheeraj Rai;Brian K Lee;Christina Dalman;Jean Golding

  • Changes in prevalence of autism spectrum disorders in 2001-2011: findings from the Stockholm youth cohort.

    Selma Idring;Selma Idring;Michael Lundberg;Harald Sturm;Christina Dalman;Christina Dalman

  • Epilepsy and psychiatric comorbidity: A nationally representative population‐based study

    Dheeraj Rai;Michael Patrick Kerr;Sally McManus;Vesna Jordanova

  • Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Stockholm Youth Cohort: Design, Prevalence and Validity

    Selma Idring;Dheeraj Rai;Henrik Dal;Christina Dalman

  • Country- and individual-level socioeconomic determinants of depression: multilevel cross national comparison

    Dheeraj Rai;Pedro Zitko;Kelvyn Jones;John Lynch

  • Parental Socioeconomic Status and Risk of Offspring Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Swedish Population-Based Study

    Dheeraj Rai;Dheeraj Rai;Dheeraj Rai;Glyn Lewis;Michael Lundberg;Ricardo Araya

  • Parental age and the risk of autism spectrum disorders: findings from a Swedish population-based cohort

    Selma Idring;Cecilia Magnusson;Michael Lundberg;Mats Ek

  • Migration and autism spectrum disorder: population-based study {

    Cecilia Magnusson;Dheeraj Rai;Anna Goodman;Michael Lundberg

  • Association of autistic traits with depression from childhood to age 18 years

    Dheeraj Rai;Iryna Culpin;Hein Heuvelman;Cecilia M. K. Magnusson

  • Associations of Parental Depression With Child School Performance at Age 16 Years in Sweden

    Hanyang Shen;Cecilia Magnusson;Cecilia Magnusson;Dheeraj Rai;Dheeraj Rai;Michael Lundberg;Michael Lundberg

  • Maternal body mass index during early pregnancy, gestational weight gain, and risk of autism spectrum disorders: Results from a Swedish total population and discordant sibling study

    Renee M Gardner;Brian K Lee;Cecilia Magnusson;Dheeraj Rai

  • Evidence of Common Genetic Overlap Between Schizophrenia and Cognition

    Leon Hubbard;Katherine E. Tansey;Dheeraj Rai;Peter Jones

  • Deviance in Fetal Growth and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Kathryn M. Abel;Christina Dalman;Anna C. Svensson;Ezra Susser

  • Risks for Nonaffective Psychotic Disorder and Bipolar Disorder in Young People With Autism Spectrum Disorder A Population-Based Study

    Jean-Paul Selten;Michael Lundberg;Dheeraj Rai;Cecilia Magnusson;Cecilia Magnusson

  • Antidepressants during pregnancy and autism in offspring: population based cohort study.

    Dheeraj Rai;Brian K Lee;Brian K Lee;Christina Dalman;Craig Newschaffer

  • Psychological distress and risk of long-term disability: population-based longitudinal study

    Dheeraj Rai;Kyriaki Kosidou;Michael Lundberg;Ricardo Araya

  • Anxiety Disorders in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Population-Based Study

    Victoria Nimmo-Smith;Hein Heuvelman;Christina Dalman;Christina Dalman;Michael Lundberg;Michael Lundberg

  • Non-pharmacological interventions for adult ADHD: a systematic review.

    Victoria Nimmo-Smith;Victoria Nimmo-Smith;Andrew Merwood;Dietmar Hank;Janet Brandling

  • The Association Between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Psychotic Experiences in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) Birth Cohort

    Sarah A Sullivan;Dheeraj Rai;Jean Golding;Stanley Zammit;Stanley Zammit

  • The relationship between happiness and intelligent quotient: the contribution of socio-economic and clinical factors.

    Afia Ali;Graeme K Ambler;Andre Strydom;Dheeraj Rai

Frequent Co-Authors

Anders D. Børglum
Anders D. Børglum Aarhus University
Simon E. Fisher
Simon E. Fisher Max Planck Society
Jon Heron
Jon Heron University of Bristol
Claire M. A. Haworth
Claire M. A. Haworth University of Bristol
Abraham Reichenberg
Abraham Reichenberg Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Ailsa Russell
Ailsa Russell University of Bath
Marcus R. Munafò
Marcus R. Munafò University of Bath
Jeremy R. Parr
Jeremy R. Parr Newcastle University
Sally McManus
Sally McManus City, University of London
Caroline L. Relton
Caroline L. Relton University of Bristol

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