Varun Warrier

Our study is the first to show that childhood maltreatment, at least in part, causes poorer mental health. Master1305/ Shutterstock

March 17, 2021

Child abuse and neglect: new evidence they can cause mental health problems

Varun Warrier, University of Cambridge; Charlotte Cecil, Erasmus University Medical Center, and Marinus van IJzendoorn, University of Cambridge

People who had experienced childhood maltreatment had higher risk of mental health problems, including depression, ADHD and schizophrenia.

Transgender and gender diverse people are more likely to be autistic. Sandra van der Steen/Shutterstock

August 7, 2020

Varun Warrier, University of Cambridge and Simon Baron-Cohen, University of Cambridge

Latest study confirms robust link between transgender and gender-diverse people and autism.

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November 12, 2018

Simon Baron-Cohen, University of Cambridge; Carrie Alison, University of Cambridge; David M. Greenberg, University of Cambridge, and Varun Warrier, University of Cambridge

Two theories on autism and sex differences are confirmed in half a million people.