Current studies

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Surveillance System (CAPSS)
Follow the links for further details, including the study protocol and questionnaires
 

Conversion Disorder

*  This study commenced in October 2008. 

*  It aims to estimate incidence, describe features and presentation, co-morbidities and family psychiatric history

*  Current management and short term outcome will also be investigated

*  This study is the first to involve all child and adolescent psychiatrists as well as paediatricians

*  Funded by: BUPA Foundation

*  REC Approval: the Charing Cross Hospital MREC (Ref: 08/H0711/30), PIAG Section 60 Support (Ref: PIAG/BPSU 3-06(FT1)/2008)

 

Lead Investigator: Dr Cornelius Ani

 

Further information on the study, including the case definition and reporting instructions, are available from:

 

 

 

Paediatric Bipolar 1 Disorder

*  This study commenced in September 2009

*  The study aims to estimate incidence, describe features and presentation, co-morbidities and family psychiatric history

*  Current management and short term outcome will also be investigated

*  Funded by: Research and Clinical Effectiveness Dept, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Trust

*  REC/ECC Approval: Charing Cross REC (09\H0711\28)

 

Lead Investigator: Dr Adi Sharma, Academic Specialist Registrar and Hon Clinical Lecturer Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Trust, Newcastle University, 3rd Floor, Sir James Spence Institute, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, NE1 4LP

Email address:SPBD-UK.ROI@ncl.ac.uk

 

Further information on the study including the case definition and reporting instructions are available from:

 

 

The Bipolar presented interim results from 6 months of surveillance at the 2010 Paediatric Bipolar Conference in Boston, USA in March.

 

Results from 12 months surveillance were presented at the RCPsych Annual Child & Adolescent Faculty Meeting. Download the poster.

 

Childhood Non-Affective Psychoses

*  This study commenced in September 2010

*  The study aims to estimate incidence, describe features and presentation, co-morbidities and family psychiatric history

*  Current management and short term outcome will also be investigated

*  Funded by: Wolfson Research Institute and Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

*  REC/ECC Approval: TBC

 

Lead Investigator: Dr Paul Tiffin, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer & Consultant in the Psychiatry of Adolescence, Durham University

 

Further information on the study including the case definition and reporting instructions are available from:

 

 

 

Gender Identity Disorder (GID)

*  This UK- and Republic of Ireland-wide study commenced in November 2011. 

*  It is the first formal epidemiological study of GID in children and adolescents and will involve consultant Paediatricians as well as Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists

*  The study aims to estimate the incidence of GID; describe clinical presentation, co-morbidities and natural history; and examine current management and short-term treatment outcomes

*  The study will inform service provision and clinical management of this important condition

*  Funded by: Tavistock & Portman grant via the Advisory Group for National Specialised Services

*  REC Approval: London Bloomsbury REC (ref.11/LO/1512) and the National Information Governance Board under Section 251 (ECC 8-02(FT4)/2011).

 

REC Approval: the Charing Cross Hospital MREC (Ref: 08/H0711/30), PIAG Section 60 Support (Ref: PIAG/BPSU 3-06(FT1)/2008)

 

Lead InvestigatorDr Sophie Khadr Academic Clinical Lecturer General and Adolescent Paediatrics, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford St, London WC1N 1EH.

 

Further information on the study, including the case definition and reporting instructions, are available from:

 

 

 

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