Publications

Tourette syndrome was first identified in the 1880s, and is known as Tourette’s disorder in the DSM-5.

Many young people experiment with alcohol and substance use, and the majority will not go on to have long term difficulties.

Schizophrenia is rare in childhood, and generally emerges in mid adolescence.

A secure and robust relationship with a small number of warm, caring and emotionally responsive adults is fundamental to infant wellbeing and development.

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a term that describes the group of effects that result from exposure to alcohol in utero. In DSM-5, the relevant diagnosis is Neurobehavioural Disorder Associated with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (ND-PAE).

For Anorexia Nervosa, restoration of weight is the first treatment priority.

Antidepressant medication is effective in treating severe depression in adolescents, but caution is needed as a possible side effect is an increase in suicidal thoughts.

Intentional self-injury is known by several different phrases in clinical settings and in the research literature, including deliberate self-harm, self-injurious behaviour, non-suicidal self-injury and parasuicide.

Early intervention at a younger age is more effective and costs less. Conduct problems are reliably identifiable from the age of 3 years.

Children and adolescents with an Autism Spectrum Disorder have had a course of development that differs from the majority of individuals, particularly in the areas of social, communication, and cognitive development.