We study the development, prediction and prevention of mental illness in children and adolescents The University of Edinburgh is a world-leading centre for interdisciplinary research on the development of mental illness in children and adolescents. The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry research group has a particular focus on the prediction and prevention of serious mental illness. We use a range of interdisciplinary methodologies, including large-scale epidemiological studies, statistical prediction modelling, neuroimaging, causal inference analyses, and qualitative research. We also run studies with NHS partners in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). The ultimate goal of this research is to improve early identification of risk for major mental illness, to reduce duration of untreated illness, and to identify effective early and preventive interventions. Example projects Project title Funder Investigator(s) Identifying Children At Risk of Serious mental illness (ICARiS) Health Research Board Ian Kelleher Youth-GEMS Horizon Europe Ian Kelleher Long-term outcomes of adolescents who present to hospital with self-harm St John of God Research Foundation Ian Kelleher Loneliness in the digital world: Co-developing smartphone-based research to examine how online social experiences impact adolescent mental health. UKRI/MRC Liana Romaniuk Mental health trajectories following pharmacological and psychological treatment. Wellcome Liana Romaniuk This article was published on 2024-08-27
