Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
PhD
In London
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PhD
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London
Overview
Current number of staff: 11.
Current number of research students: 8.
Recent publications:
Scott S, Briskman J and O’Connor T (2014) Early prevention of Antisocial Personality: Long-term follow-up of two randomized controlled trials comparing indicated and selective approaches. American Journal of Psychiatry 171, 649-65
Joseph M, O'ConnorT, BriskmanJ, MaughanB & Scott S (2014) The formation of secure new attachments by children who were maltreated: an observational study of adolescents in foster care. Development and Psychopathology 26: 67-80.
Hollocks M, Howlin P, Papadopoulos AS, Mizanur K, Simonoff E. Differences in HPA-axis and heart rate responsiveness to psychosocial stress in children with autism spectrum disordersb with and without co-morbid anxiety. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2014;46:32-45.
Salazar F, Baird G, Chandler S, et al. Co-occurring psychiatric disorders in preschool and elementary school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2015;45(8):2283-2294.
OUGRIN, D., TRANAH, T., STAHL, D., MORAN, P. & ASARNOW, J. R. 2015. Therapeutic Interventions for Suicide Attempts and Self-Harm in Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 54, 97-107.e2.
Danese A, Tan M. (2014) Childhood maltreatment and obesity: systematic review and meta-analysis. Mol Psychiatry. 19(5):544–54 doi: 10.1038/mp.2013.54.
Danese A, Dove R, Belsky D, Henchy J, Williams B, Ambler A, Arseneault L. (2014) Leptin deficiency in maltreated children. Transl Psychiatry doi:10.1038/tp.2014.79
Lim L, Hart H, Mehta M, Mirza K, Rubia, K (2015) Neural Correlates of Error Processing in young people with a History of Severe Childhood Abuse: An fMRI Study. American Journal of Psychiatry, 17:1-12. r 5 years. The principal investigator on this project is Professor Emily Simonoff. The grant co-applicants are Professors Tony Charman, Declan Murphy, Stephen Scott,...
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- Psychiatry
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Professor Emily Simonoff heads the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry which has a diverse research programme studying both common and rarer, severe disorders that start in childhood often persisting into adulthood. The disorders studied in the Department include: autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, affective disorders, substance misuse, obsessive compulsive disorder, intellectual disability and eating disorder as well as parenting problems and deliberate self-harm.
We aim to improve our understanding of how mental disorders develop and establish methods of treatment and prevention. Our research extends into risk factors (both biological and environmental) for the development of disorders and treatment strategies. Members of the Department use a range of scientific methods, including epidemiology, behaviour and molecular genetics, neuroimaging and clinical trials.
Research receives substantive funding from external bodies such as the Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust, National Institute of Health Research as well as smaller charities and other arms of the government.
We have an integrated scheme of research, teaching and clinical work. The aim is to understand how disorders develop and to apply the results to make new treatments and assessments, evaluate them and provide need and cost information for health services planners. The links between basic science and translation into improved clinical services are strengthened by the structures of the academic health sciences centre, King’s Health Partners.
Many senior academic staff members have particularly strong links with the National Specialist teams based at the Maudsley Hospital. These teams focus on the development of methods and services in specific clinical areas that are integrated with the Department’s research interests.
The Department’s teaching is postgraduate and focuses on:
- The supervision and education of PhD students from a variety of disciplines.
- An MSc in Child & Adolescent Mental Health for psychiatrists, paediatricians and psychologists with an emphasis on knowledge and skills relevant to countries with developing services.
- A bi-annual refresher course for consultants.
In collaboration with the Children’s Directorate of the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust the Department provides postgraduate clinical training for CT1-3 ‘core trainees’ and ST4-6 ‘specialty registrars’.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry