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Exploring the Unmet Needs of Teachers of Young Children with ADHD Symptoms: A Qualitative Study (2024)
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Aldabbagh, R., Daley, D., Sayal, K., & Glazebrook, C. (2024). Exploring the Unmet Needs of Teachers of Young Children with ADHD Symptoms: A Qualitative Study. Children, 11(9), Article 1053. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11091053

Background/Objectives: Children with Attention and Hyperactivity Deficit Disorder (ADHD) and those at risk of ADHD typically exhibit challenging behaviours that may disrupt the classroom environment and be frustrating for teachers. This study aimed t... Read More about Exploring the Unmet Needs of Teachers of Young Children with ADHD Symptoms: A Qualitative Study.

“It’s scary enough to go into a unit, but in addition to that, you are going to be stuck in a room on your own”. Experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic on Child and Adolescent Psychiatric wards: a multi-methods investigation (2024)
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Holland, J., Da-Silva-Ellimah, M., Roe, J., Morriss, R., & Sayal, K. (in press). “It’s scary enough to go into a unit, but in addition to that, you are going to be stuck in a room on your own”. Experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic on Child and Adolescent Psychiatric wards: a multi-methods investigation. BJPsych Open,

Background
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) inpatient beds are unevenly spread throughout England. Where demand outstrips bed availability, young people may be admitted at-distance or to adult psychiatric wards. The COVID-19 pande... Read More about “It’s scary enough to go into a unit, but in addition to that, you are going to be stuck in a room on your own”. Experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic on Child and Adolescent Psychiatric wards: a multi-methods investigation.

Snakes and Ladders: The experience of being referred to and seen by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (2024)
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Newman, K. L., Sayal, K., Ewart, C., Lang, A., Bhardwaj, A., Dubicka, B., Marshall, T., & Thomson, L. (2024). Snakes and Ladders: The experience of being referred to and seen by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. SSM - Mental Health, 6, Article 100343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2024.100343

Background: Referral processes in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) have been reported as stressful and inadequate by young people and parents/carers, who struggle during waiting periods for the referral outcome decision. The Covid1... Read More about Snakes and Ladders: The experience of being referred to and seen by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Sex differences in attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis and clinical care: a national study of population healthcare records in Wales (2024)
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Martin, J., Langley, K., Cooper, M., Rouquette, O. Y., John, A., Sayal, K., Ford, T., & Thapar, A. (2024). Sex differences in attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis and clinical care: a national study of population healthcare records in Wales. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13987

Background
Population-based studies have observed sex biases in the diagnosis and treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Females are less likely to be diagnosed or prescribed ADHD medication. This study uses national healthcar... Read More about Sex differences in attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis and clinical care: a national study of population healthcare records in Wales.

The impacts associated with having ADHD: an umbrella review (2024)
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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.

Systematic review and meta-analysis:relative age in attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder (2024)
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Frisira, E., Holland, J., & Sayal, K. (2024). Systematic review and meta-analysis:relative age in attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-024-02459-x

Youngest students in their class, with birthdates just before the school entry cut-off date, are overrepresented among children receiving an Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) diagnosis or medication for this. This is known as the relati... Read More about Systematic review and meta-analysis:relative age in attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescent mental health inpatient service use in England: An interrupted time-series analysis of national patient records (2024)
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Tsiachristas, A., Holland, J., Guo, B., Chitsabesan, P., Sayal, K., & Pari, A. A. A. (2024). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescent mental health inpatient service use in England: An interrupted time-series analysis of national patient records. BJPsych Open, 10(2), Article e69. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.9

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During the initial phases of the COVID 19 pandemic children and young people (CYP) faced significant restrictions. The virus and mitigation approaches significantly impacted how health services could function, and be safely delivered.... Read More about The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescent mental health inpatient service use in England: An interrupted time-series analysis of national patient records.

Experiences and impact of psychiatric inpatient admissions far away from home: a qualitative study with young people, parents/carers and healthcare professionals (2024)
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Roe, J., Holland, J., Burn, A., Hopkin, E., Wild, L., Fisher, M., …Sayal, K. (2024). Experiences and impact of psychiatric inpatient admissions far away from home: a qualitative study with young people, parents/carers and healthcare professionals. BMJ Mental Health, 27(1), Article e300991. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2024-300991

Background: There are significant clinical, policy and societal concerns about the impact on young people (YP), from admission to psychiatric wards far from home. However, research evidence is scarce.
Aims: To investigate the impact of at-distance... Read More about Experiences and impact of psychiatric inpatient admissions far away from home: a qualitative study with young people, parents/carers and healthcare professionals.

'Far Away from Home': adolescent inpatient admissions far from home, out of area or to adult wards: a national surveillance study. (2023)
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Holland, J., Roe, J., Guo, B., Dasilva-Ellimah, M., Burn, A.-M., Dubicka, B., …Sayal, K. (2023). 'Far Away from Home': adolescent inpatient admissions far from home, out of area or to adult wards: a national surveillance study. BMJ Mental Health, 26(1), Article e300843. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2023-300843

Background The increasing prevalence and acuity of mental disorders among children and adolescents have placed pressure on services, including inpatient care, and resulted in young people being admitted at-distance or to adult wards. Little empirical... Read More about 'Far Away from Home': adolescent inpatient admissions far from home, out of area or to adult wards: a national surveillance study..

Use of healthcare services before diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a population-based matched case-control study (2023)
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Prasad, V., Rezel-Potts, E., White, P., Downs, J., Boddy, N., Sayal, K., & Sonuga-Barke, E. (2024). Use of healthcare services before diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a population-based matched case-control study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 109, Article 46-51. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2023-325637

Objective: To compare use of healthcare services and reasons for attendance by children and young people (CYP) with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) versus non-ADHD controls. Design: Population-based matched case-control study. Setting... Read More about Use of healthcare services before diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a population-based matched case-control study.

Association between relative age at school and persistence of ADHD in prospective studies: an individual participant data meta-analysis (2023)
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Gosling, C. J., & Sayal, K. (2023). Association between relative age at school and persistence of ADHD in prospective studies: an individual participant data meta-analysis. Lancet Psychiatry, 10(12), 922-933. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2823%2900272-9

Background: The youngest children in a school class are more likely than the oldest to be diagnosed with ADHD, but this relative age effect is less frequent in older than in younger school-grade children. However, no study has explored the associatio... Read More about Association between relative age at school and persistence of ADHD in prospective studies: an individual participant data meta-analysis.

We need timely access to mental health data: implications of the Goldacre review (2023)
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Astle, D. E., Moore, A., Marryat, L., Viding, E., Mansfield, K. L., Fazel, M., …Ford, T. J. (2023). We need timely access to mental health data: implications of the Goldacre review. Lancet Psychiatry, 10(4), 242-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366%2823%2900030-5

The Goldacre review, published in April, 2022, 1 is a landmark evaluation of the use, availability, and safety of National Health Service (NHS) data across all four nations of the UK. The review underscores the necessary role of data in driving healt... Read More about We need timely access to mental health data: implications of the Goldacre review.

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., …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.

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., …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., …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., …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).

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., …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