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Using QbTest for monitoring pharmacological treatment response in ADHD: are we there yet? (2024)
Journal Article
Bellato, A., Parlatini, V., Groom, M. J., Hall, C. L., Hollis, C., Simonoff, E., Thapar, A., & Cortese, S. (2024). Using QbTest for monitoring pharmacological treatment response in ADHD: are we there yet?. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14071

Individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) exhibit varied responses to pharmacological treatments (e.g., stimulants and non-stimulants). Accurately and promptly detecting treatment-related improvements, response failure, or dete... Read More about Using QbTest for monitoring pharmacological treatment response in ADHD: are we there yet?.

A national evaluation of QbTest to support ADHD assessment: a real-world, mixed methods approach (2024)
Journal Article
Hall, S. S., McKenzie, C., Thomson, L., Ingall, B.-R., Groom, M. J., McGlennon, N., Dines-Allen, M., & Hall, C. L. (2024). A national evaluation of QbTest to support ADHD assessment: a real-world, mixed methods approach. BMC Health Services Research, 24, Article 1201 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11693-7

Background
QbTest is a commercially available, computerised test of attention, impulsivity, and activity designed to assist with the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Health Innovation East Midlands (formerly East Midland... Read More about A national evaluation of QbTest to support ADHD assessment: a real-world, mixed methods approach.

Healthcare utilisation and costs associated with poor access to diagnosis and treatment for children and young people with tic disorders (2024)
Journal Article
Hall, C. L., Le Novere, M., Murphy, T., McNally, E., Hollis, C., & Hunter, R. (in press). Healthcare utilisation and costs associated with poor access to diagnosis and treatment for children and young people with tic disorders. BMJ Mental Health,

Background: There are no specific national guidelines in England to guide healthcare professionals in how to assess or treat young people with tic disorders. Access to evidence-based treatment, including behavioural therapy is of limited availabilit... Read More about Healthcare utilisation and costs associated with poor access to diagnosis and treatment for children and young people with tic disorders.

Developing a process for assessing the safety of a digital mental health intervention and gaining regulatory approval: a case study and academic’s guide (2024)
Journal Article
Taher, R., Hall, C. L., Gomez Bergin, A. D., Gupta, N., Heaysman, C., Jacobsen, P., Kabir, T., Kalnad, N., Keppens, J., Hsu, C.-W., McGuire, P., Peters, E., Shergill, S., Stahl, D., Wensley Stock, B., & Yiend, J. (2024). Developing a process for assessing the safety of a digital mental health intervention and gaining regulatory approval: a case study and academic’s guide. Trials, 25, Article 604. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08421-1

Background: The field of digital mental health has followed an exponential growth trajectory in recent years. While the evidence base has increased significantly, its adoption within health and care services has been slowed by several challenges, inc... Read More about Developing a process for assessing the safety of a digital mental health intervention and gaining regulatory approval: a case study and academic’s guide.

Research into digital health intervention for mental health: a 25-year retrospective on the ethical and legal challenges (2024)
Journal Article
Hall, C. L., Gómez Bergin, A. D., & Rennick-Egglestone, S. (2024). Research into digital health intervention for mental health: a 25-year retrospective on the ethical and legal challenges. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26, Article e58939. https://doi.org/10.2196/58939

Digital mental health interventions are routinely integrated into mental health services internationally, and can contribute to the reduction of the global mental health treatment gap that has been identified by the World Health Organisation. Researc... Read More about Research into digital health intervention for mental health: a 25-year retrospective on the ethical and legal challenges.

Using online methods to recruit participants into mental health clinical trials: considerations and recommendations from the RE-MIND study (2024)
Journal Article
Iflaifel, M., Hall, C. L., Green, H. R., Willis, A., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Juszczak, E., Townsend, M., Martin, J., & Sprange, K. (2024). Using online methods to recruit participants into mental health clinical trials: considerations and recommendations from the RE-MIND study. Trials, 25, Article 596. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08435-9

Background: Ensuring diversity in clinical trials can be a challenge, which may be exacerbated when recruiting vulnerable populations, such as participants with mental health illness. As recruitment continues to be the major cause of trial delays, re... Read More about Using online methods to recruit participants into mental health clinical trials: considerations and recommendations from the RE-MIND study.

Experience of CBT in adults with ADHD: a mixed methods study (2024)
Journal Article
William, S., Horrocks, M., Richmond, J., Hall, C. L., & French, B. (2024). Experience of CBT in adults with ADHD: a mixed methods study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, Article 1341624. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1341624

Introduction: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT) as the psychotherapeutic treatment of choice for adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the UK. However,... Read More about Experience of CBT in adults with ADHD: a mixed methods study.

Bridging the gap from medical to psychological safety assessment: consensus study in a digital mental health context (2024)
Journal Article
Taher, R., Bhanushali, P., Allan, S., Alvarez-Jimenez, M., Bolton, H., Dennison, L., …Yiend, J. (2024). Bridging the gap from medical to psychological safety assessment: consensus study in a digital mental health context. BJPsych Open, 10(4), Article e126. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.713

Background
Digital Mental Health Interventions (DMHIs) that meet the definition of a medical device are regulated by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK. The MHRA uses procedures that were originally developed fo... Read More about Bridging the gap from medical to psychological safety assessment: consensus study in a digital mental health context.

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. (2024). The impacts associated with having ADHD: an umbrella review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, Article 1343314. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1343314

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.

Internet-Delivered Exposure and Response Prevention for Pediatric Tourette Syndrome: 12-month Follow-Up of a Randomized Clinical Trial (2024)
Journal Article
Andrén, P., Sampaio, F., Ringberg, H., Wachtmeister, V., Warnström, M., Isomura, K., Aspvall, K., Lenhard, F., Hall, C. L., Davies, E. B., Murphy, T., Hollis, C., Feldman, I., Bottai, M., Serlachius, E., Andersson, E., Fernández de la Cruz, L., & Mataix-Cols, D. (2024). Internet-Delivered Exposure and Response Prevention for Pediatric Tourette Syndrome: 12-month Follow-Up of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open, 7(5), Article e248468. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.8468

Importance: Behavior therapy is a recommended intervention for Tourette syndrome (TS) and chronic tic disorder (CTD), but availability is limited and long-term effects are uncertain.

Objective: To investigate the long-term efficacy and cost-effec... Read More about Internet-Delivered Exposure and Response Prevention for Pediatric Tourette Syndrome: 12-month Follow-Up of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

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., Hunter, R., Brown, B. J., Sanderson, C., Andrén, P., Bennett, S. D., Chamberlain, L. R., Bethan Davies, E., Evans, A., Kouzoupi, N., McKenzie, C., Heyman, I., Kilgariff, J., Glazebrook, C., Mataix-Cols, D., …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. (2024). 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, 65(6), 845-861. 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.

Developing precision computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) for adolescent depression: a pilot and feasibility protocol for the SPARX-UK trial (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Khan, K., Hall, C. L., Babbage, C., Dodzo, S., Greenhalgh, C., Lucassen, M., Merry, S., Sayal, K., Sprange, K., Stasiak, K., Tench, C. R., Townsend, E., Stallard, P., & Hollis, C. Developing precision computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) for adolescent depression: a pilot and feasibility protocol for the SPARX-UK trial

Background:

A serious game (SPARX), developed in New Zealand and incorporating cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) principles, has been shown to help reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescents with mild to moderate depression. Howev... Read More about Developing precision computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) for adolescent depression: a pilot and feasibility protocol for the SPARX-UK trial.

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., Ali, Y., Llewellyn-Beardsley, J., Pomberth, S., Harrison, J., Gavan, S. P., Cuijpers, P., Priebe, S., Hall, C. L., & 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..

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)
Preprint / Working Paper
Rennick-Egglestone, S., Newby, C., Robinson, C., Yeo, C., Ng, F., Elliott, R. A., Ali, Y., Llewellyn-Beardsley, J., Pomberth, S., Harrison, J., Gavan, S. P., Cuijpers, P., Priebe, S., Hall, C. L., & 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.

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, 55(5), 1279-1293. 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.

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.