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The impacts associated with having ADHD: an umbrella review (2024)
Journal Article
French, B., Nalbant, G., Wright, H., Sayal, K., Daley, D., Groom, M. J., …Hall, C. L. (in press). The impacts associated with having ADHD: an umbrella review. Frontiers in Psychiatry,

Introduction: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects up to 5% of the population and is characterised by symptoms of impulsivity, hyperactivity and inattention. These symptoms are significantly impairing and carry additional risks for... Read More about The impacts associated with having ADHD: an umbrella review.

Waiting-list interventions for children and young people using child and adolescent mental health services: a systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Valentine, A. Z., Hall, S. S., Sayal, K., & Hall, C. L. (2024). Waiting-list interventions for children and young people using child and adolescent mental health services: a systematic review. BMJ Mental Health, 27(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2023-300844

Question Children and young people experience delays in assessment and/or treatment within mental health services. The objective of this systematic review, funded by the Emerging Minds Network, was to explore the current evidence base for mental heal... Read More about Waiting-list interventions for children and young people using child and adolescent mental health services: a systematic review.

Online Remote Behavioural Intervention for Tics in 9 to 17-year-olds: the ORBIT RCT with embedded process and economic evaluation (2023)
Journal Article
Hollis, C., Hall, C. L., Khan, K., Le Novere, M., Marston, L., Jones, R., …Murphy, T. (2023). Online Remote Behavioural Intervention for Tics in 9 to 17-year-olds: the ORBIT RCT with embedded process and economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment, 27(18), 1-120. https://doi.org/10.3310/cpms3211

Background: Behavioural therapy for tics is difficult to access, and little is known about its effectiveness when delivered online. Objective: To investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of an online-delivered, therapist and parent-... Read More about Online Remote Behavioural Intervention for Tics in 9 to 17-year-olds: the ORBIT RCT with embedded process and economic evaluation.

Practitioner Review: Clinical utility of the QbTest for the assessment and diagnosis of ADHD: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Bellato, A., Hall, C. L., Groom, M. J., Simonoff, E., Thapar, A., Hollis, C., & Cortese, S. (2023). Practitioner Review: Clinical utility of the QbTest for the assessment and diagnosis of ADHD: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13901

Background Several computerised cognitive tests (e.g. continuous performance test) have been developed to support the clinical assessment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Here, we appraised the evidence-base underpinning the use o... Read More about Practitioner Review: Clinical utility of the QbTest for the assessment and diagnosis of ADHD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Widening participation – recruitment methods in mental health randomised controlled trials: a qualitative study (2023)
Journal Article
Iflaifel, M., Hall, C. L., Green, H. R., Willis, A., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Juszczak, E., …Sprange, K. (2023). Widening participation – recruitment methods in mental health randomised controlled trials: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 23(1), Article 211. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-023-02032-1

Background: Barriers to mental health research participation are well documented including distrust of services and research; and stigma surrounding mental health. They can contribute to a lack of diversity amongst participants in mental health resea... Read More about Widening participation – recruitment methods in mental health randomised controlled trials: a qualitative study.

Remote Recruitment Strategy and Structured E-Parenting Support (STEPS) App: Feasibility and Usability Study (2023)
Journal Article
Kostyrka-Allchorne, K., Chu, P., Ballard, C., Lean, N., French, B., Hedstrom, E., …Sonuga-Barke, E. J. (2023). Remote Recruitment Strategy and Structured E-Parenting Support (STEPS) App: Feasibility and Usability Study. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 6(1), Article e47035. https://doi.org/10.2196/47035+

Background: The Structured E-Parenting Support (STEPS) app [1] provides support for parents of children with elevated levels of hyperactivity/impulsivity, inattention, and conduct problems, awaiting clinical assessment by child health services. STEPS... Read More about Remote Recruitment Strategy and Structured E-Parenting Support (STEPS) App: Feasibility and Usability Study.

Patients’ experience of accessing support for tics from primary care in the UK: an online mixed-methods survey (2023)
Journal Article
Marino, C., Khan, K., Groom, M. J., Hall, S. S., Anderson, S., Mcnally, E., …Hall, C. L. (2023). Patients’ experience of accessing support for tics from primary care in the UK: an online mixed-methods survey. BMC Health Services Research, 23, Article 788. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09753-5

Background Tics are common in children and young people and may persist into adulthood. Tics can cause challenges with social, occupational, physical, and academic functioning. The current study explores the perceptions of adults with tics and paren... Read More about Patients’ experience of accessing support for tics from primary care in the UK: an online mixed-methods survey.

The clinical utility of QbTest in supporting the assessment and monitoring of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): What do paediatricians need to know? (2023)
Journal Article
Hall, C. L., Bellato, A., Kirk, J. D., & Hollis, C. (2023). The clinical utility of QbTest in supporting the assessment and monitoring of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): What do paediatricians need to know?. Paediatrics and Child Health, 33(9), 259-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paed.2023.06.006

The assessment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) typically relies on subjective observer reports from parents, teachers, or the young person, combined with clinical observation and history. Children and young people often experience... Read More about The clinical utility of QbTest in supporting the assessment and monitoring of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): What do paediatricians need to know?.

Differences Between Online Trial Participants Who Have Used Statutory Mental Health Services and Those Who Have Not: Analysis of Baseline Data From 2 Pragmatic Trials of a Digital Health Intervention. (2023)
Journal Article
Rennick-Egglestone, S., Newby, C., Robinson, C., Yeo, C., Ng, F., Elliott, R., …Slade, M. (2023). Differences Between Online Trial Participants Who Have Used Statutory Mental Health Services and Those Who Have Not: Analysis of Baseline Data From 2 Pragmatic Trials of a Digital Health Intervention. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, Article e44687. https://doi.org/10.2196/44687

Background: Digital health interventions (DHIs) are an established element of mental health service provision internationally. Regulators have positioned the best practice standard of evidence as an interventional study with a comparator reflective o... Read More about Differences Between Online Trial Participants Who Have Used Statutory Mental Health Services and Those Who Have Not: Analysis of Baseline Data From 2 Pragmatic Trials of a Digital Health Intervention..

A national survey of current provision of waiting list initiatives offered by child and adolescent mental health services in England (2023)
Journal Article
Valentine, A. Z., Sayal, K., Brown, B. J., & Hall, C. L. (2023). A national survey of current provision of waiting list initiatives offered by child and adolescent mental health services in England. British Journal of Child Health, 4(2), 78-83. https://doi.org/10.12968/chhe.2023.4.2.78

Background: Children and young people accessing child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) often report delays in receiving an assessment and commencing treatment. In 2018, the James Lind Alliance acknowledged developing CAMHS waiting-list i... Read More about A national survey of current provision of waiting list initiatives offered by child and adolescent mental health services in England.

Differences between online trial participants who have used statutory mental health services and who have not: analysis of baseline data from two pragmatic trials of a digital health intervention (2023)
Working Paper
Rennick-Egglestone, S., Newby, C., Robinson, C., Yeo, C., Ng, F., Elliott, R. A., …Slade, M. Differences between online trial participants who have used statutory mental health services and who have not: analysis of baseline data from two pragmatic trials of a digital health intervention

Background: Digital health interventions have become an established part of mental health service provision internationally. Regulators have positioned the best-practice standard of evidence as an interventional study with a comparator reflective of... Read More about Differences between online trial participants who have used statutory mental health services and who have not: analysis of baseline data from two pragmatic trials of a digital health intervention.

How are adverse events identified and categorised in trials of digital mental health interventions? A narrative scoping review of trials in the ISRCTN registry (2023)
Journal Article
Bergin, A. D. G., Valentine, A. Z., Rennick Egglestone, S., Slade, M., Hollis, C., & Hall, C. L. (2023). How are adverse events identified and categorised in trials of digital mental health interventions? A narrative scoping review of trials in the ISRCTN registry. JMIR Mental Health, 10, Article e42501. https://doi.org/10.2196/42501

Background: To contextualize the benefits of an intervention, it is important that adverse events (AEs) are reported. This is potentially difficult in trials of digital mental health interventions, where delivery may be remote and the mechanisms of a... Read More about How are adverse events identified and categorised in trials of digital mental health interventions? A narrative scoping review of trials in the ISRCTN registry.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on incidence of tics in children and young people: a population-based cohort study (2023)
Journal Article
Jack, R. H., Joseph, R. M., Coupland, C. A., Hall, C. L., & Hollis, C. (2023). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on incidence of tics in children and young people: a population-based cohort study. eClinicalMedicine, 57, Article 101857. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.101857

Background: Since the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, clinicians have reported an increase in presentations of sudden and new onset tics particularly affecting teenage girls. This population-based study aimed to describe and compare the... Read More about Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on incidence of tics in children and young people: a population-based cohort study.

Long-term clinical and cost-effectiveness of a therapist-supported online remote behavioural intervention for tics in children and adolescents: extended 12- and 18-month follow-up of a single-blind randomised controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Hollis, C., Hall, C. L., Khan, K., Jones, R., Marston, L., Le Novere, M., …Murphy, T. (2023). Long-term clinical and cost-effectiveness of a therapist-supported online remote behavioural intervention for tics in children and adolescents: extended 12- and 18-month follow-up of a single-blind randomised controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 64(6), 941-951. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13756

Background: Little is known about the long-term effectiveness of behavioural therapy for tics. We aimed to assess the long-term clinical and cost-effectiveness of online therapist-supported exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy for tics 12 a... Read More about Long-term clinical and cost-effectiveness of a therapist-supported online remote behavioural intervention for tics in children and adolescents: extended 12- and 18-month follow-up of a single-blind randomised controlled trial.

Understanding the Impact of Home Confinement on Children and Young People with ADHD and ASD During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2023)
Journal Article
Hall, C. L., Partlett, C., Valentine, A. Z., Pearcey, S., & Sayal, K. (2023). Understanding the Impact of Home Confinement on Children and Young People with ADHD and ASD During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-022-01490-w

To understand whether the mental health of children and young people (CYP) with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and/or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were differentially affected by COVID-19. We analysed data (n = 6507) fr... Read More about Understanding the Impact of Home Confinement on Children and Young People with ADHD and ASD During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Using an objective computer task (QbTest) to aid the identification of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the Children and Young People Secure Estate (CYPSE): a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Chitsabesan, P., Hall, C. L., Carter, L., Reeves, M., Mohammed, V., Beresford, B., …Lennox, C. (2022). Using an objective computer task (QbTest) to aid the identification of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the Children and Young People Secure Estate (CYPSE): a feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 12(12), Article e064951. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064951

Objectives: QbTest has been shown to improve time to decision/diagnosis for young people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The aim was to assess feasibility of QbTest for young people in prison. Design: Single centre fe... Read More about Using an objective computer task (QbTest) to aid the identification of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the Children and Young People Secure Estate (CYPSE): a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Online Parent Training for The Initial Management of ADHD referrals (OPTIMA): the protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a digital parenting intervention implemented to support parents and children on a treatment waitlist (2022)
Journal Article
Kostyrka-Allchorne, K., Ballard, C., Byford, S., Cortese, S., Daley, D., Downs, J., …Sonuga-Barke, E. J. S. (2022). Online Parent Training for The Initial Management of ADHD referrals (OPTIMA): the protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a digital parenting intervention implemented to support parents and children on a treatment waitlist. Trials, 23(1), Article 1003. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06952-z

Background: Children referred for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often present with a broader pattern of conduct problems including oppositionality and defiance. This combination can be extremely stressful to parents, lower parents’... Read More about Online Parent Training for The Initial Management of ADHD referrals (OPTIMA): the protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a digital parenting intervention implemented to support parents and children on a treatment waitlist.

Therapist-Supported Internet-Delivered Exposure and Response Prevention for Children and Adolescents with Tourette Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial (2022)
Journal Article
Andrén, P., Holmsved, M., Ringberg, H., Wachtmeister, V., Isomura, K., Aspvall, K., …Mataix-Cols, D. (2022). Therapist-Supported Internet-Delivered Exposure and Response Prevention for Children and Adolescents with Tourette Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open, 5(8), Article e2225614. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25614

Importance: The availability of behavior therapy for individuals with Tourette syndrome (TS) and chronic tic disorder (CTD) is limited. Objective: To determine the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of internet-delivered exposure and response prevention... Read More about Therapist-Supported Internet-Delivered Exposure and Response Prevention for Children and Adolescents with Tourette Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial.