Outputs (3)

The clinical and cost effectiveness of a STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and adolescents with emotional difficulties (STADIA); multi- centre randomised controlled trial (2025)
Journal Article
Sayal, K., Wyatt, L., Partlett, C., Ewart, C., Bhardwaj, A., Dubicka, B., Marshall, T., Gledhill, J., Lang, A., Sprange, K., Thomson, L., Moody, S., Holt, G., Bould, H., Upton, C., Keane, M., Cox, E., James, M., & Montgomery, A. (in press). The clinical and cost effectiveness of a STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and adolescents with emotional difficulties (STADIA); multi- centre randomised controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14090

Background

Standardised Diagnostic Assessment tools, such as the Development and Well-Being Assessment (DAWBA), may aid detection and diagnosis of emotional disorders but there is limited real-world evidence of their clinical or cost effectiveness... Read More about The clinical and cost effectiveness of a STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and adolescents with emotional difficulties (STADIA); multi- centre randomised controlled trial.

Mental health in clinically referred children and young people before and during the Covid-19 pandemic (2022)
Journal Article
Sayal, K., Partlett, C., Bhardwaj, A., Dubicka, B., Marshall, T., Gledhill, J., Ewart, C., James, M., Lang, A., Sprange, K., & Montgomery, A. (2023). Mental health in clinically referred children and young people before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 32(12), 2657–2666. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-022-02115-2

The Covid-19 pandemic and mitigation approaches, including lockdowns and school closures, are thought to have negatively impacted children and young people’s (CYP) mental health. However, the impact for clinically referred CYP is less clear. We inves... Read More about Mental health in clinically referred children and young people before and during the Covid-19 pandemic.

STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and young people with emotional difficulties (STADIA): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Day, F., Wyatt, L., Bhardwaj, A., Dubicka, B., Ewart, C., Gledhill, J., James, M., Lang, A., Marshall, T., Montgomery, A., Reynolds, S., Sprange, K., Thomson, L., Bradley, E., Lathe, J., Newman, K., Partlett, C., Starr, K., & Sayal, K. (2022). STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and young people with emotional difficulties (STADIA): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 12(5), Article e053043. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053043

INTRODUCTION: Emotional disorders (such as anxiety and depression) are associated with considerable distress and impairment in day-to-day function for affected children and young people and for their families. Effective evidence-based interventions a... Read More about STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and young people with emotional difficulties (STADIA): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.