Professor Emily Simonoff
Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Research interests
- Psychiatry
Contact details
Biography
Emily Simonoff is a Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London.
She is also head of the Department and Academic Lead for the CAMHS Clinical Academic Group in King’s Health Partners. Emily is also a Senior Investigator in the National Institute of Health and Care Research, and leads on the PATHWAYS project.
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Research Interests
- Autism
- ADHD
- Intellectual Disability
- Antisocial behaviour
- Genetics
- Epidemiology
Expertise and Public Engagement
Emily's external roles include: Chair of the European ADHD Guidelines Group, member of the Steering Committee for Eunethydis (the European Hyperkinetic Disorder Network), Chair of the Mental Health Study Group for Autistica and past Senior Clinical Advisor to the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
Research
Online Parent Training for the Initial Management of ADHD referral (OPTIMA) trial and the STEPS app
We have created a mobile phone app that provides advice and access to a set of parenting tools that can be easily provided at the point that families seek help.
Project status: Ongoing
MyJournE - A remote mood-monitoring and life event tracker for school-aged cohorts
This project looks to assess the feasibility and acceptability of embedding an e-platform for remote mood monitoring and life event tracking within schools.
Project status: Completed
Mental Health Problems in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Additional mental health problems are substantially increased amongst people with neurodevelopmental disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and global intellectual disability (ID)
King's Maudsley Partnership for Children and Young People
Pears Maudsley Centre for Children and Young People is set to be the world-leading centre for child and adolescent mental health.
BIPP Study
The BIPP Study is a longitudinal follow-up study of brain development and childhood outcomes following very preterm birth, led by Professor Chiara Nosarti.
Project status: Ongoing
Predicting outcomes for autistic children
An international collaboration to develop models that predict outcomes in adolescence and adulthood for autistic children.
Project status: Ongoing
Social media, Smartphone Use and Self-Harm in Young People (3S-YP) study
The rise in self-harm has been linked to increasing use of social media and internet technology among young people.
Project status: Ongoing
News
King's College London receives £11m Research England grant to transform research into children and young people's mental health
Over £11m of funding from UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF) for King’s College London from Research England will fund cutting-edge brain...
NIHR appoints Senior Investigators for 2023
Paola Dazzan, Professor of Neurobiology of Psychosis and Vice Dean (International) at Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s...
Parenting intervention improves behaviour in autistic children and reduces parental stress
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London shows that ‘Predictive Parenting’, a group-based...
A third of parents think the cost of living crisis will significantly affect their children's mental health
A survey of UK parents by Savanta ComRes, commissioned by the King's Maudsley Partnership for Children and Young People's Mental Health, reported that one in...
Autism, ADHD and school absence are risk factors for self-harm, according to new study
Using data from over 11,000 adolescents, researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience have identified key risk factors associated...
Pears Maudsley Centre for Children & Young People highly commended in major European design award
Designs for the centre, set to open in Denmark Hill in 2023, were highly commended in the future healthcare design category at the European Healthcare Design...
Campaign underway to 'change the story' around children's mental health
The Maudsley Charity with King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM), is launching a major drive to ‘change the story’...
Planning permission given for Pears Maudsley Centre for Children and Young People
IoPPN, SLAM and Maudsley Charity yesterday got the green light for our new £65m centre to transform children and young people’s mental health.
Features
IoPPN Research Festival 2024 'Origins and new beginnings'
The 2024 IoPPN Research Festival covered the theme ‘Origins and New Beginnings.’
Research
Online Parent Training for the Initial Management of ADHD referral (OPTIMA) trial and the STEPS app
We have created a mobile phone app that provides advice and access to a set of parenting tools that can be easily provided at the point that families seek help.
Project status: Ongoing
MyJournE - A remote mood-monitoring and life event tracker for school-aged cohorts
This project looks to assess the feasibility and acceptability of embedding an e-platform for remote mood monitoring and life event tracking within schools.
Project status: Completed
Mental Health Problems in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Additional mental health problems are substantially increased amongst people with neurodevelopmental disorders such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and global intellectual disability (ID)
King's Maudsley Partnership for Children and Young People
Pears Maudsley Centre for Children and Young People is set to be the world-leading centre for child and adolescent mental health.
BIPP Study
The BIPP Study is a longitudinal follow-up study of brain development and childhood outcomes following very preterm birth, led by Professor Chiara Nosarti.
Project status: Ongoing
Predicting outcomes for autistic children
An international collaboration to develop models that predict outcomes in adolescence and adulthood for autistic children.
Project status: Ongoing
Social media, Smartphone Use and Self-Harm in Young People (3S-YP) study
The rise in self-harm has been linked to increasing use of social media and internet technology among young people.
Project status: Ongoing
News
King's College London receives £11m Research England grant to transform research into children and young people's mental health
Over £11m of funding from UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF) for King’s College London from Research England will fund cutting-edge brain...
NIHR appoints Senior Investigators for 2023
Paola Dazzan, Professor of Neurobiology of Psychosis and Vice Dean (International) at Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s...
Parenting intervention improves behaviour in autistic children and reduces parental stress
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London shows that ‘Predictive Parenting’, a group-based...
A third of parents think the cost of living crisis will significantly affect their children's mental health
A survey of UK parents by Savanta ComRes, commissioned by the King's Maudsley Partnership for Children and Young People's Mental Health, reported that one in...
Autism, ADHD and school absence are risk factors for self-harm, according to new study
Using data from over 11,000 adolescents, researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience have identified key risk factors associated...
Pears Maudsley Centre for Children & Young People highly commended in major European design award
Designs for the centre, set to open in Denmark Hill in 2023, were highly commended in the future healthcare design category at the European Healthcare Design...
Campaign underway to 'change the story' around children's mental health
The Maudsley Charity with King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM), is launching a major drive to ‘change the story’...
Planning permission given for Pears Maudsley Centre for Children and Young People
IoPPN, SLAM and Maudsley Charity yesterday got the green light for our new £65m centre to transform children and young people’s mental health.
Features
IoPPN Research Festival 2024 'Origins and new beginnings'
The 2024 IoPPN Research Festival covered the theme ‘Origins and New Beginnings.’