All Outputs (99)

A national survey of current provision of waiting list initiatives offered by child and adolescent mental health services in England (2023)
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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.

Clinical effectiveness of active Alpha-Stim AID versus sham Alpha-Stim AID in major depression in primary care in England (Alpha-Stim-D): a multicentre, parallel group, double-blind, randomised controlled trial (2023)
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Morriss, R., Patel, S., Boutry, C., Patel, P., Guo, B., Briley, P. M., Butler, D., Craven, M., Duncan, A., Griffiths, C., Higton, F., McNaughton, R., Nixon, N., Prasad, V., Sayal, K., Smart, D., Zafar, A., & Kai, J. (2023). Clinical effectiveness of active Alpha-Stim AID versus sham Alpha-Stim AID in major depression in primary care in England (Alpha-Stim-D): a multicentre, parallel group, double-blind, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Psychiatry, 10(3), 172-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2823%2900007-X

Background: Randomised sham-controlled trials of cranial electrostimulation with the Alpha-Stim Anxiety Insomnia and Depression (AID) device have reported improved anxiety and depression symptoms; however, no adequately powered sham-controlled trials... Read More about Clinical effectiveness of active Alpha-Stim AID versus sham Alpha-Stim AID in major depression in primary care in England (Alpha-Stim-D): a multicentre, parallel group, double-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)
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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.

Mental health in clinically referred children and young people before and during the Covid-19 pandemic (2022)
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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.

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)
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Kostyrka-Allchorne, K., Ballard, C., Byford, S., Cortese, S., Daley, D., Downs, J., French, B., Glazebrook, C., Goldsmith, K., Hall, C. L., Hedstrom, E., Kovshoff, H., Kreppner, J., Lean, N., Sayal, K., Shearer, J., Simonoff, E., Thompson, M., & 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.

Investigating the relationship between bullying involvement and self-harmful thoughts and behaviour in young people: A systematic review (2022)
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Moore, H., Sayal, K., Williams, A. J., & Townsend, E. (2022). Investigating the relationship between bullying involvement and self-harmful thoughts and behaviour in young people: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 315, 234-258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.07.056

Background: There is a complex and inconsistent relationship between bullying involvement and self-harmful thoughts and behaviour (SHTB) in young people. This novel systematic review aims to establish key interacting, moderating and mediating variabl... Read More about Investigating the relationship between bullying involvement and self-harmful thoughts and behaviour in young people: A systematic review.

Age within schoolyear and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in Scotland and Wales (2022)
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Fleming, M., Bandyopadhyay, A., Mclay, J. S., Clark, D., King, A., Mackay, D. F., Lyons, R. A., Sayal, K., Brophy, S., & Pell, J. P. (2022). Age within schoolyear and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in Scotland and Wales. BMC Public Health, 22(1), Article 1070. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13453-w

Background
Previous studies suggest an association between age within schoolyear and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Scotland and Wales have different school entry cut-off dates (six months apart) and policies on holding back childr... Read More about Age within schoolyear and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in Scotland and Wales.

STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and young people with emotional difficulties (STADIA): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (2022)
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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.

A randomised controlled trial investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Alpha-Stim AID cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) in patients seeking treatment for moderate severity depression in primary care (Alpha-Stim-D Trial) (2022)
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Patel, S., Boutry, C., Patel, P., Craven, M. P., Guo, B., Zafar, A., Kai, J., Smart, D., Butler, D., Higton, F., McNaughton, R., Briley, P. M., Griffiths, C., Nixon, N., Sayal, K., & Morriss, R. (2022). A randomised controlled trial investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Alpha-Stim AID cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) in patients seeking treatment for moderate severity depression in primary care (Alpha-Stim-D Trial). Trials, 23(1), Article 250. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06192-1

Background: Major depression is the second leading cause of years lost to disability worldwide and is a leading contributor to suicide. However, first-line antidepressants are only fully effective for 33%, and only 40% of those offered psychological... Read More about A randomised controlled trial investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Alpha-Stim AID cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) in patients seeking treatment for moderate severity depression in primary care (Alpha-Stim-D Trial).

The feasibility of a strategy for the remote recruitment, consenting and assessment of recent referrals: a protocol for phase 1 of the On-Line Parent Training for the Initial Management of ADHD referrals (OPTIMA) (2022)
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Kostyrka-Allchorne, K., Ballard, C., Byford, S., Cortese, S., Daley, D., Downs, J., French, B., Glazebrook, C., Goldsmith, K., Groom, M. J., Hall, C. L., Hedstrom, E., Ibrahim, Z., Jarvis, C., Kovshoff, H., Kreppner, J., Lean, N., Morris, A., Gutierrez, W. M., Sayal, K., …Sonuga-Barke, E. J. (2022). The feasibility of a strategy for the remote recruitment, consenting and assessment of recent referrals: a protocol for phase 1 of the On-Line Parent Training for the Initial Management of ADHD referrals (OPTIMA). Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00959-0

Background: In the UK, children with high levels of hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention referred to clinical services with possible attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often wait a long time for specialist diagnostic assessment. Pa... Read More about The feasibility of a strategy for the remote recruitment, consenting and assessment of recent referrals: a protocol for phase 1 of the On-Line Parent Training for the Initial Management of ADHD referrals (OPTIMA).

Correction to: Optimising medication management in children and young people with ADHD using a computerised test (QbTest): a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2021)
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Williams, L., Hall, C. L., Brown, S., Guo, B., James, M., Franceschini, M., Clarke, J., Selby, K., Vijayan, H., Kulkarni, N., Brown, N., Sayal, K., Hollis, C., & Groom, M. J. (2021). Correction to: Optimising medication management in children and young people with ADHD using a computerised test (QbTest): a feasibility randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7, Article 94. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00830-2

Optimising medication management in children and young people with ADHD using a computerised test (QbTest): a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2021)
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Williams, L., Hall, C. L., Brown, S., Guo, B., James, M., Franceschini, M., Clarke, J., Selby, K., Vijayan, H., Kulkarni, N., Brown, N., Sayal, K., Hollis, C., & Groom, M. J. (2021). Optimising medication management in children and young people with ADHD using a computerised test (QbTest): a feasibility randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7, Article 68. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00788-1

Background
Medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should be closely monitored to ensure optimisation. There is growing interest in using computerised assessments of ADHD symptoms to support medication monitoring. The aim of t... Read More about Optimising medication management in children and young people with ADHD using a computerised test (QbTest): a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

What young people say about impulsivity in the short-term build up to self-harm: A qualitative study using card-sort tasks (2020)
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Lockwood, J., Townsend, E., Allen, H., Daley, D., & Sayal, K. (2020). What young people say about impulsivity in the short-term build up to self-harm: A qualitative study using card-sort tasks. PLoS ONE, 15(12), Article e0244319. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244319

Youth who self-harm report high levels of trait impulsivity and identify impulsive behaviour as a proximal factor directly preceding a self-harm act. Yet, impulsivity is a multidimensional construct and distinct impulsivity-related facets relate diff... Read More about What young people say about impulsivity in the short-term build up to self-harm: A qualitative study using card-sort tasks.

The transition from children’s services to adult services for young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: the CATCh-uS mixed-methods study (2020)
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Janssens, A., Eke, H., Price, A., Newlove-Delgado, T., Blake, S., Ani, C., Asherson, P., Beresford, B., Emmens, T., Hollis, C., Logan, S., Paul, M., Sayal, K., Young, S., & Ford, T. (2020). The transition from children’s services to adult services for young people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: the CATCh-uS mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 8(42), 1-154. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr08420

Efficacy of a self-help parenting intervention for parents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in adjunct to usual treatment – Small Scale Randomised Controlled Trial (2020)
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Daley, D., Tarver, J., & Sayal, K. (2021). Efficacy of a self-help parenting intervention for parents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in adjunct to usual treatment – Small Scale Randomised Controlled Trial. Child: Care, Health and Development, 47(2), 269-280. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12825

Background: Multimodal intervention incorporating psychosocial intervention and medication is recommended for school aged children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This randomised controlled trial (RCT) investigates the adjunctiv... Read More about Efficacy of a self-help parenting intervention for parents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in adjunct to usual treatment – Small Scale Randomised Controlled Trial.

Development and evaluation of an online education tool on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for general practitioners: the important contribution of co-production (2020)
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French, B., Daley, D., Perez Vallejos, E., Sayal, K., & Hall, C. L. (2020). Development and evaluation of an online education tool on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for general practitioners: the important contribution of co-production. BMC Family Practice, 21(1), Article 224. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01289-5

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is underdiagnosed in the UK and the assessment and diagnosis pathway often involves a general practitioner (GP) referral to secondary care services. GPs’ levels of knowledge and understandin... Read More about Development and evaluation of an online education tool on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for general practitioners: the important contribution of co-production.

Preventive digital mental health interventions for children and young people: a review of the design and reporting of research (2020)
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Bergin, A. D., Vallejos, E. P., Davies, E. B., Daley, D., Ford, T., Harold, G., Hetrick, S., Kidner, M., Long, Y., Merry, S., Morriss, R., Sayal, K., Sonuga-Barke, E., Robinson, J., Torous, J., & Hollis, C. (2020). Preventive digital mental health interventions for children and young people: a review of the design and reporting of research. npj Digital Medicine, 3(1), Article 133. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-020-00339-7

Digital health interventions (DHIs) have frequently been highlighted as one way to respond to increasing levels of mental health problems in children and young people. Whilst many are developed to address existing mental health problems, there is als... Read More about Preventive digital mental health interventions for children and young people: a review of the design and reporting of research.

Impulsivity as a predictor of self-harm onset and maintenance in young adolescents: a longitudinal prospective study (2020)
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Lockwood, J., Townsend, E., Daley, D., & Sayal, K. (2020). Impulsivity as a predictor of self-harm onset and maintenance in young adolescents: a longitudinal prospective study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 274, 583-592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.05.021

Background
Rates of self-harm in young adolescents are increasing and self-harm typically emerges at this developmental stage. Greater specificity of impulsivity as a multifaceted construct is enabling investigation of links between individual impul... Read More about Impulsivity as a predictor of self-harm onset and maintenance in young adolescents: a longitudinal prospective study.

What do young people who self-harm find helpful? A comparative study of young people with and without experience of being looked after in care: What do young people who self-harm find helpful? (2020)
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Holland, J., Sayal, K., Berry, A., Sawyer, C., Majumder, P., Vostanis, P., Armstrong, M., Harroe, C., Clarke, D., & Townsend, E. (2020). What do young people who self-harm find helpful? A comparative study of young people with and without experience of being looked after in care: What do young people who self-harm find helpful?. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 25(3), 157-164. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12384

Background

Self‐harm amongst young people is an increasing problem, with looked‐after young people at higher risk. Despite this, little research exists on what young people who self‐harm find helpful.

Method

One hundred and twenty‐six 11–21... Read More about What do young people who self-harm find helpful? A comparative study of young people with and without experience of being looked after in care: What do young people who self-harm find helpful?.

Awareness of ADHD in primary care: stakeholder perspectives (2020)
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French, B., Perez Vallejos, E., Sayal, K., & Daley, D. (2020). Awareness of ADHD in primary care: stakeholder perspectives. BMC Family Practice, 21(1), Article 45. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01112-1

© 2020 The Author(s). Background: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is underdiagnosed in many European countries and the process of accessing care and diagnosis is complex and variable. In many countries, general practitioners (GPs) ref... Read More about Awareness of ADHD in primary care: stakeholder perspectives.