CAPSS Masterclass #6 - Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents

• Update on DSM-5 and ICD-11 diagnostic criteria for BD
• Framework for assessment of BD
• Management approaches for BD
• Differential diagnoses and/or comorbid conditions such as ASD, ADHD, Personality Disorder

Dr Aditya Sharma

Dr Adi Sharma is a Clinical Senior Lecturer and Hon Consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry at Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University and Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. His clinical academic interests include the mood disorders, psychopharmacology and digital interventions in children and young people. He is clinical lead for the Specialist Adolescent Mood disorders Service (SAMS) based at Newcastle which provides a second opinion for children and young people under 18 with mood disorders.

Dr Eleanor Smith

Dr Eleanor Smith is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust and an Associate Clinical Lecturer at Newcastle University. She is the Consultant Psychiatrist and Acting Clinical Lead for the Complex Neurodevelopmental Disorders Service (CNDS), a specialist second opinion tertiary regional Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Academic Team. She is a qualified Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2) and Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) trainer. She provides autism expertise into the SAMS team.

Ms Clare Oxberry

Ms Clare Oxberry is an Advanced Occupational Therapist with Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust working into both the SAMS and CNDS teams. She has completed an MA in Psychoanalytical Observation studies. In addition to her discipline specific expertise, she utilises her psychodynamic and non-directive play therapy skills in considering the complex presentations seen by both teams

Dr Emma Honey

Dr Emma Honey is Consultant Clinical Psychologist with Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust working into the SAMS Team. She has a PhD from Durham University and the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Newcastle University. She has considerable expertise in psychological formulations and adapting psychological interventions according to the developmental needs of clients particularly so in the context of ASD and ID.

From left: Dr Aditya Sharma, Dr Eleanor Smith, Ms Clare Oxberry and Dr Emma Honey