
Professor Stephen Scott
Professor and Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Research interests
- Psychiatry
Biography
Stephen Scott is Professor of Child Health and Behaviour at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London. He works as a consultant psychiatrist specializing in two areas, conduct problems and adoption & fostering. He enjoys carrying out trials of parenting interventions to improve child outcomes in both the attachment and antisocial behaviour domains. He is an author of the bestselling introductory textbook, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Goodman and Scott, 3rd edition) and an author and editor of the large, authoritative textbook, Rutter’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. In 2014 he was made a Commander of the British Empire by the Queen; and in 2017, a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. In 2019 he was made an honorary fellow of the Royal College of paediatrics and Child health.
Research Interests
- Parenting interventions
- Randomised controlled trials for Child and adolescent antisocial behaviour
- Understanding the predictors of secure attachment
- Health economic studies
Expertise and Public Engagement
- Chair, Association for Child and adolescent mental health
- Trustee, Place2Be mental health charity in schools
- Scientific advisory committee, Early Intervention Foundation
Publications
- Scott S, Briskman J and O’Connor T (2014) Early prevention of Antisocial Personality: Long-term follow-up of two randomized controlled trials comparing indicated and selective approaches American Journal of Psychiatry 171, 649-657
- Ahmed K, Windsor L & Scott S (2015) In their own words: abused children’s perceptions of care provided by their birth parents and foster carers. Adoption & Fostering, 39: 21–37
- O’Connor T, Humayun S, Briskman J & Scott S (2016) Sensitivity to Parenting in Adolescents With Callous/Unemotional Traits: Observational and Experimental Findings. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 125:502-513.
- Humayun S, Herlitz L, Chesnokov M., Doolan M, Landau S, & Scott, S. (2017). Randomized controlled trial of functional family therapy for offending and antisocial behaviour in UK youth. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 58:1023-1032
- Leijten P, Gardner F, Landau S. & Harris V, Mann J, Hutchings J, Beecham J. & Bonin E-M, Scott S (2018) Harnessing the Power of Individual Participant Data in a Meta-Analysis of the Benefits and Harms of the Incredible Years Parenting Program. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 59:99-109
- Fonagy P, Butler S, Cottrell D, Scott S, Pilling S, Eisler I, Fuggle P, Kraam A, Byford S, Wason J, Ellison R, Simes E, Ganguli P, Allison E & Goodyer I (2018) Multisystemic Therapy versus management as usual in the treatment of adolescent antisocial behaviour (START): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Psychiatry 5:119-133
- O’Connor T, Woolgar M, Humayun S, Briskman J & Scott S (2018) Early Caregiving Predicts Attachment Representations in Adolescence: Findings from Two Longitudinal Studies. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry early view forst published 14 June 2018
- Bonell C, Allen E, Warren E, McGowan J, Bevilacqua L, Jamal F, Legood R, Wiggins M, Opondo C, Mathiot A, Sturgess J, Fletcher A, Sadique Z, Elbourne D, Christie D, Bond L, Scott S & Viner R. (2018) Effects of the Learning Together intervention on bullying and aggression in English secondary schools (INCLUSIVE): a cluster randomised controlled trial. Lancet
- Gardner F, Leijten P, Melendez-Torres G, Landau S, Mann J, Beecham J, Hutchings J & Scott S (2019) The Earlier the Better? Individual Participant Data and Traditional Meta-Analysis of Age Effects of Parenting Interventions for Pre-Adolescent Children. Child Development 90, 7-19
- Gardner F, Leijten, P, Harris V, Hutchings J, Beecham J, Bonin E-M...& Scott S (2019) Do parenting interventions increase social inequalities in child conduct problems? Pan-European Individual Participant Data (IPD) meta-analysis. Lancet Psychiatry, In press
- Bachmann C, Beecham J, O’Connor T, Scott A, Briskman J & Scott S (2019) The cost of love: financial consequences of insecure attachment in antisocial youth. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry in press
Improving outcomes for people with autism spectrum disorders by reducing mental health problems: The iamhealth research programme including one rct
Simonoff, E., Baird, G., Beresford, B., Charman, T., Knapp, M., Pickles, A., Povey, C., Purser, T., Santosh, P., Slonims, V. & Scott, S., 2025, In: Programme Grants for Applied Research . 13, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Intranasal oxytocin modulates brain activity during emotional processing in children with treatment resistant conduct problems
O' Brien, S., Sethi, A., Blair, J., Tully, J., Martins, D., Velthuis, H., Petrinovic, M. M., Scott, S., Blackwood, N., Murphy, D. G. M. & Craig, M. C., 3 Apr 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, p. 11422 11422.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Association Between Academic Achievement and Subsequent Youth Offending: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Lankester, M., Coles, C., Trotter, A., Scott, S., Downs, J., Dickson, H. & Wickersham, A., 2 Feb 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Developmental and Life Course Criminology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Disruptive child behavior severity and parenting program session attendance: Individual participant data meta-analysis
Melendez-Torres, G. J., Leijten, P., Scott, S., Gardner, F., Axford, N., Seabra Santos, M. J., Menting, A., Hutchings, J. & Berry, V., 2024, In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 92, 10, p. 692-697Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effects of the incredible years parenting program on children’s interpersonal conflict: An integrative data analysis
Sellars, E., Bowes, L., Oliver, B. R., Gardner, F., Axberg, U., Berry, V., Seabra-Santos, M. J., Hutchings, J., McGilloway, S., Menting, A. T. A., Overbeek, G., Scott, S. & Leijten, P., Sept 2024, In: Journal of Family Psychology. 38, 6, p. 847-857Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Obituary for William Yule
Danese, A., Ougrin, D., Scott, S. & Smith, P., 1 Aug 2024, In: European child & adolescent psychiatry. 33, 8, p. 2875-2876Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Personalised interventions for subgroups of children with conduct problems: a systematic review
Skinner, G. C. M., Lane, C., Hogg, E., Karwatowska, L. A., French, L., Ranieri, V. F., Jesnick, L. G. D., Roberts, C., Scott, S., Senior, R. & Kennedy, E., 3 Mar 2024, In: The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology. 35, 2, p. 229-249Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Recognition and management of children and adolescents with conduct disorder: a real-world data study from four western countries
Bachmann, C. J., Scholle, O., Bliddal, M., DosReis, S., Odsbu, I., Skurtveit, S., Wesselhoeft, R., Vivirito, A., Zhang, C. & Scott, S., 28 Jan 2024, In: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. 18, 18.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effects of a Parenting Intervention for Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Young Autistic Children Under Conditions of Enhanced Uncertainty: Two-Year Follow-up of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Cohort (ASTAR) During the United Kingdom COVID-19 Pandemic
Palmer, M., Carter Leno, V., Hallett, V., Mueller, J. M., Breese, L., Pickles, A., Slonims, V., Scott, S., Charman, T. & Simonoff, E., May 2023, In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 62, 5, p. 558-567 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Factors associated with mental health symptoms among UK autistic children and young people and their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic
Palmer, M., Chandler, S., Carter Leno, V., Mgaieth, F., Yorke, I., Hollocks, M., Pickles, A., Slonims, V., Scott, S., Charman, T. & Simonoff, E., Oct 2023, In: Autism. 27, 7, p. 2098-2111 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
I Know What to Do; I Can Do It; It Will Work: The Brief Parental Self Efficacy Scale (BPSES) for Parenting Interventions
Woolgar, M., Humayun, S., Scott, S. & Dadds, M. R., 25 Aug 2023, In: Child Psychiatry and Human Development.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Impact of counselling provision in primary schools on child and adolescent mental health service referral rates: a longitudinal observational cohort study
Grant, C., Blackburn, R., Harding, D., Golden, S., Toth, K., Scott, S., Ford, T. & Downs, J., May 2023, In: Child and Adolescent Mental Health. p. 212-220Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Michael Rutter and the birth of academic child psychiatry: some personal reflections on his scientific approach and contribution
Simonoff, E., Maughan, B., Scott, S., Sonuga-Barke, E. & Taylor, E., 1 Apr 2023, In: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 32, 4, p. 729-731Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Personalised interventions for subgroups of children with conduct problems
Lane, C., Hogg, E., Karwatowska, L. A., French, L., Ranieri, V. F., Jesnick, L. G. D., Roberts, C., Scott, S., Senior, R., Skinner, G. C. & Kennedy, E. M. M., 28 Apr 2023, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2023, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rapid white matter changes in children with conduct problems during a parenting intervention
O’ Brien, S., Sethi, A., Blair, J., Viding, E., Beyh, A., Mehta, M. A., Dallyn, R., Ecker, C., Petrinovic, M. M., Doolan, M., Blackwood, N., Catani, M., Murphy, D. G. M., Scott, S. & Craig, M. C., 4 Nov 2023, In: Translational psychiatry. 13, 1, 339.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Secure attachment predicts lower societal cost amongst severely antisocial adolescents
Bachmann, C. J., Humayun, S., Stevens, M., O’Connor, T. G. & Scott, S., 9 May 2023, In: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. 17, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Selective Amygdala Hypoactivity to Fear in Boys With Persistent Conduct Problems After Parent Training
Sethi, A., O'Brien, S., Blair, J., Viding, E., Mehta, M., Ecker, C., Blackwood, N., Doolan, M., Catani, M., Scott, S., Murphy, D. G. M. & Craig, M. C., 1 Jul 2023, In: Biological psychiatry. 94, 1, p. 50-56 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A good investment: longer-term cost savings of sensitive parenting in childhood
Bachmann, C. J., Beecham, J., O’Connor, T. G., Briskman, J. & Scott, S., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines. 63, 1, p. 78-87 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A modified video-feedback intervention for carers of foster children aged 6 years and under with reactive attachment disorder: a feasibility study and pilot RCT
Oliveira, P., Stevens, E., Barge, L., Comyn, J., Langley, K., Ramchandani, P., Wright, B., Woolgar, M., Kennedy, E., Byford, S., Shearer, J., Scott, S., Barlow, J., Glaser, D., Senior, R., Fonagy, P. & Fearon, P., 12 Aug 2022, In: Health Technology Assessment. 26, 35, p. v-96Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Children in foster care with symptoms of reactive attachment disorder: Feasibility randomised controlled trial of a modified video-feedback parenting intervention
Oliveira, P., Barge, L., Stevens, E., Byford, S., Shearer, J., Spies, R., Comyn, J., Langley, K., Ramchandani, P., Wright, B., Woolgar, M., Kennedy, E., Scott, S., Barlow, J., Glaser, D., Senior, R., Fonagy, P. & Fearon, P., 18 Jul 2022, In: BJPsych Open. 8, 4, e134.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Debate: ‘A rose by any other name’ would smell as sweet – myths peddled about the ills of diagnosing conduct disorders
Scott, S., Sept 2022, In: Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 27, 3, p. 302-304 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Does Social and Economic Disadvantage Predict Lower Engagement with Parenting Interventions? An Integrative Analysis Using Individual Participant Data
Berry, V., Melendez-Torres, G. J., Axford, N., Axberg, U., de Castro, B. O., Gardner, F., Gaspar, M. F., Handegård, B. H., Hutchings, J., Menting, A., McGilloway, S., Scott, S. & Leijten, P., 23 Jul 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: PREVENTION SCIENCE.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Editorial: ‘The giant’s shoulders’: understanding Michael Rutter’s impact on science and society
Sonuga-Barke, E., Fearon, P. & Scott, S., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines. 63, 1, p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Effects of a parenting intervention for emotional and behavioral problems in young autistic children under conditions of enhanced uncertainty: Two-year follow-up of a pilot randomized controlled trial cohort (ASTAR) during the UK COVID-19 pandemic
Palmer, M., Carter Leno, V., Hallett, V., Mueller, J., Breese, L., Pickles, A., Slonims, V., Scott, S., Charman, T. & Simonoff, E., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
El Apego Va a Juicio: Problemas de Custodia y Protección Infantil1
Forslund, T., Granqvist, P., IJzendoorn, M. H. V., Sagi-Schwartz, A., Glaser, D., Steele, M., Hammarlund, M., Schuengel, C., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Steele, H., Shaver, P. R., Lux, U., Simmonds, J., Jacobvitz, D., Groh, A. M., Bernard, K., Cyr, C., Hazen, N. L., Foster, S. & Psouni, E. & 50 others, Cowan, P. A., Cowan, C. P., Rifkin-Graboi, A., Wilkins, D., Pierrehumbert, B., Tarabulsy, G. M., Cárcamo, R. A., Wang, Z., Liang, X., Kázmierczak, M., Pawlicka, P., Ayiro, L., Chansa, T., Sichimba, F., Mooya, H., McLean, L., Verissimo, M., Gojman-de-Millán, S., Moretti, M. M., Bacro, F., Peltola, M. J., Galbally, M., Kondo-Ikemura, K., Behrens, K. Y., Scott, S., Rodriguez, A. F., Spencer, R., Posada, G., Cassibba, R., Barrantes-Vidal, N., Palacios, J., Barone, L., Madigan, S., Mason-Jones, K., Reijman, S., Juffer, F., Fearon, R. P., Bernier, A., Cicchetti, D., Roisman, G. I., Cassidy, J., Kindler, H., Zimmerman, P., Feldman, R., Spangle, G., Zeanah, C. H., Dozier, M., Belsky, J., Lamb, M. E. & Duschinsky, R., Feb 2022, In: Anuario de Psicología Jurídica. 32, 1, p. 115-139Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
La prise en compte des liens d’attachement au tribunal : protection de l’enfance et décisions de résidence des enfants dans les situations de séparation parentale
Forslund, T., Granqvist, P., Hammarlund, M., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Sagi-Schwartz, A., Glaser, D., Steele, M., Steele, H., Shaver, P. R., Schuengel, C., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Lux, U., Simmonds, J., Jacobvitz, D., Groh, A. M., Bernard, K., Cyr, C., Hazen, N. L., Foster, S. & Psouni, E. & 50 others, Cowan, P. A., Pape Cowan, C., Rifkin-Graboi, A., Wilkins, D., Pierrehumbert, B., Tarabulsy, G. M., Cárcamo, R. A., Wang, Z., Liang, X., Kaźmierczak, M., Pawlicka, P., Ayiro, L., Chansa, T., Sichimba, F., Mooya, H., McLean, L., Veríssimo, M., Gojman-de-Millán, S., Moretti, M. M., Bacro, F., Peltola, M. J., Galbally, M., Kondo-Ikemura, K., Behrens, K. Y., Scott, S., Fresno Rodriguez, A., Spencer, R., Posada, G., Cassibba, R., Barrantes-Vidal, N., Palacios, J., Barone, L., Madigan, S., Jones-Mason, K., Juffer, F., Pasco Fearon, R., Bernier, A., Cicchetti, D., Roisman, G. I., Cassidy, J., Kindler, H., Zimmermann, P., Feldman, R., Spangler, G., Zeanah, C. H., Dozier, M., Belsky, J., Lamb, M. E., Reijman, S. & Duschinsky, R., 16 Mar 2022, In: Devenir. Vol. 34, 1, p. 15-93Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Parent, Teacher and Observational Reports of Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Young Autistic Children
Palmer, M., Tarver, J., Carter Leno, V., Paris Perez, J., Frayne, M., Slonims, V., Pickles, A., Scott, S., Charman, T. & Simonoff, E., 13 Jan 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Social determinants of child psychopathology. In D. Bhugra, D. Moussaoui & T. J. Craig (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Social Psychiatry.
Palmer, M. & Scott, S., Aug 2022, Social determinants of child psychopathology. In D. Bhugra, D. Moussaoui & T. J. Craig (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Social Psychiatry..Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
A Brief Home-Based Parenting Intervention to Reduce Behavior Problems in Young Children: A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial
O'Farrelly, C., Watt, H., Babalis, D., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Barker, B., Byford, S., Ganguli, P., Grimas, E., Iles, J., Mattock, H., McGinley, J., Phillips, C., Ryan, R., Scott, S., Smith, J., Stein, A., Stevens, E., Van Ijzendoorn, M. H., Warwick, J. & Ramchandani, P. G., Jun 2021, In: JAMA Pediatrics. 175, 6, p. 567-576 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Novel Group Parenting Intervention for Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties in Young Autistic Children: Autism Spectrum Treatment and Resilience (ASTAR): A Randomized Controlled Trial
Charman, T., Palmer, M., Stringer, D., Hallett, V., Mueller, J., Romeo, R., Tarver, J., Paris Perez, J., Breese, L., Hollett, M., Cawthorne, T., Boadu, J., Salazar, F., O'Leary, M., Beresford, B., Knapp, M., Slonims, V., Pickles, A., Scott, S. & Simonoff, E., Nov 2021, In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 60, 11, p. 1404-1418 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Attachment goes to court: child protection and custody issues
Forslund, T., Granqvist, P., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Sagi-Schwartz, A., Glaser, D., Steele, M., Hammarlund, M., Schuengel, C., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Steele, H., Shaver, P. R., Lux, U., Simmonds, J., Jacobvitz, D., Groh, A. M., Bernard, K., Cyr, C., Hazen, N. L., Foster, S. & Psouni, E. & 50 others, Cowan, P. A., Pape Cowan, C., Rifkin-Graboi, A., Wilkins, D., Pierrehumbert, B., Tarabulsy, G. M., Carcamo, R. A., Wang, Z., Liang, X., Kázmierczak, M., Pawlicka, P., Ayiro, L., Chansa, T., Sichimba, F., Mooya, H., McLean, L., Verissimo, M., Gojman-de-Millán, S., Moretti, M. M., Bacro, F., Peltola, M. J., Galbally, M., Kondo-Ikemura, K., Behrens, K. Y., Scott, S., Rodriguez, A. F., Spencer, R., Posada, G., Cassibba, R., Barrantes-Vidal, N., Palacios, J., Barone, L., Madigan, S., Mason-Jones, K., Reijman, S., Juffer, F., Pasco Fearon, R., Bernier, A., Cicchetti, D., Roisman, G. I., Cassidy, J., Kindler, H., Zimmerman, P., Feldman, R., Spangler, G., Zeanah, C. H., Dozier, M., Belsky, J., Lamb, M. E. & Duschinsky, R., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: ATTACHMENT AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A video-feedback parenting intervention to prevent enduring behaviour problems in at-risk children aged 12-36 months: the Healthy Start, Happy Start RCT
O'Farrelly, C., Barker, B., Watt, H., Babalis, D., Bakermans- Kranenburg, M., Byford, S., Ganguli, P., Grimas, E., Iles, J., Mattock, H., McGinley, J., Phillips, C., Ryan, R., Scott, S., Smith, J., Stein, A., Stevens, E., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Warwick, J. & Ramchandani, P. G., 21 May 2021, In: Health Technology Assessment. 25, 29, p. 1-84 84 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Development of the Observation Schedule for Children with Autism–Anxiety, Behaviour and Parenting (OSCA–ABP): A New Measure of Child and Parenting Behavior for Use with Young Autistic Children
Palmer, M., Paris Perez, J., Tarver, J., Cawthorne, T., Frayne, M., Webb, S., Baker, E., Yorke, I., Hay, D., Slonims, V., Pickles, A., Simonoff, E., Scott, S. & Charman, T., Jan 2021, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 51, 1, p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Global Workforce Development in Father Engagement Competencies for Family-Based Interventions Using an Online Training Program: A Mixed-Method Feasibility Study
Sawrikar, V., Plant, A. L., Andrade, B., Woolgar, M., Scott, S., Gardner, E., Dean, C., Tully, L. A., Hawes, D. J. & Dadds, M. R., 20 Nov 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Child Psychiatry and Human Development.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Is positive school climate associated with better adolescent mental health? Longitudinal study of young people in England
Leurent, B., Dodd, M., Allen, E., Viner, R., Scott, S. & Bonell, C., 1 Dec 2021, In: SSM - Mental Health. 1, 100033.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of a Novel Group Parenting Intervention for Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties in Young Autistic Children: Feasibility and Preliminary Outcomes
Charman, T., Palmer, M., Stringer, D., Hallett, V., Mueller, J., Romeo, R., Tarver, J., Paris Perez, J., Breese, L., Hollett, M., Cawthorne, T., Kankam-Boadu, J. B., Beresford, B., Knapp, M., Slonims, V., Pickles, A., Scott, S. & Simonoff, E., Nov 2021, In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. p. 1404-1418Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Amniotic testosterone and psychological sex differences: A systematic review of the extreme male brain theory
Xiong, H. & Scott, S., Sept 2020, In: DEVELOPMENTAL REVIEW. 57, 100922.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
An intervention for parents with severe personality difficulties whose children have mental health problems: a feasibility RCT
Day, C., Briskman, J., Crawford, M. J., Foote, L., Harris, L., Boadu, J., McCrone, P., McMurran, M., Michelson, D., Moran, P., Mosse, L., Scott, S., Stahl, D., Ramchandani, P. & Weaver, T., 1 Mar 2020, In: Health technology assessment (Winchester, England). 24, 14, p. 1-188 188 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A qualitative account of young people’s experiences of alcohol screening and brief interventions in schools: SIPS Jr-HIGH trial findings
SIPS JR-HIGH Study Team, 1 Sept 2020, In: Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom). 42, 3, p. E259-E267Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Conduct disorders and antisocial personality disorder in childhood and adolescence; In J. R. Geddes, N. C. Andreasen & G. M. Goodwin (Eds.), New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry
Palmer, M. & Scott, S., 2020, Conduct disorders and antisocial personality disorder in childhood and adolescence. Oxford University Press (OUP)Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis: Impact of Conduct Problem Severity, Comorbid Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Emotional Problems, and Maternal Depression on Parenting Program Effects
Leijten, P., Scott, S., Landau, S., Harris, V., Mann, J., Hutchings, J., Beecham, J. & Gardner, F., Aug 2020, In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 59, 8, p. 933-943 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Informing the personalisation of interventions for parents of children with conduct problems: a qualitative study
McKay, K., Kennedy, E., Senior, R., Scott, S., Hill, J., Doolan, M., Woolgar, M., Peeren, S. & Young, B., 1 Dec 2020, In: BMC Psychiatry. 20, 1, 513.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Introducing ‘Predictive Parenting’: A Feasibility Study of a New Group Parenting Intervention Targeting Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Hallett, V., Mueller, J., Breese, L., Hollett, M., Beresford, B. A., Irvine, A. L., Pickles, A., Slonims, V., Scott, S., Charman, T. & Simonoff, E., 15 May 2020, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multisystemic therapy compared with management as usual for adolescents at risk of offending: the START II RCT
Fonagy, P., Butler, S., Cottrell, D., Scott, S., Pilling, S., Eisler, I., Fuggle, P., Kraam, A., Byford, S., Wason, J., Smith , J. A., Anokhina, A., Ellison, R., Simes, E., Ganguli, P., Allison, E. & Goodyer, I. M., 31 May 2020, In: Health Services and Delivery Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multisystemic therapy versus management as usual in the treatment of adolescent antisocial behaviour (START): 5-year follow-up of a pragmatic, randomised, controlled, superiority trial
Fonagy, P., Butler, S., Cottrell, D., Scott, S., Pilling, S., Eisler, I., Fuggle, P., Kraam, A., Byford, S., Wason, J., Smith , J. A., Anokhina, A., Ellison, R., Simes, E., Ganguli, P., Allison, E. & Goodyer, I., 27 Apr 2020, In: The Lancet Psychiatry. 7, 5, p. 420-430 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Randomised feasibility trial of the helping families programme-modified: An intensive parenting intervention for parents affected by severe personality difficulties
Day, C., Briskman, J., Crawford, M. J., Foote, L., Harris, L., Boadu, J., McCrone, P., McMurran, M., Michelson, D., Moran, P., Mosse, L., Scott, S., Stahl, D., Ramchandani, P. & Weaver, T., 6 Feb 2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 2, e033637.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A novel group parenting intervention to reduce emotional and behavioural difficulties in young autistic children: protocol for the Autism Spectrum Treatment and Resilience pilot randomised controlled trial
Palmer, M. L., Tarver, J. H., Paris Perez, J. A., Cawthorne, T. G., Romeo, R., Stringer, D., Hallett, V., Mueller, J., Breese, L., Hollett, M., Beresford, B., Knapp, M., Slonims, V., Pickles, A., Simonoff, E., Scott, S. B. C. & Charman, T., 27 Jun 2019, In: BMJ Open. 9, 6, e029959.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Changes in General and Specific Psychopathology Factors Over a Psychosocial Intervention
Scott, S. B. C., Constantinou, M., Goodyer, I., Eisler, I., Butler, S., Kraam, A., Pilling, S., Simes, E., Ellison, R., Allison, E. & Fonagy, P., 1 Aug 2019, In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 58, 8, p. 776-786 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Child and parent outcomes following parent interventions for child emotional and behavioral problems in autism spectrum disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Tarver, J. H., Palmer, M. L., Webb, S., Scott, S. B. C., Slonims, V., Simonoff, E. & Charman, T., 1 Oct 2019, In: Autism. 23, 7, p. 1630-1644 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Co-Occurring Change in Children’s Conduct Problems and Maternal Depression: Latent Class Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of the Incredible Years Parenting Program.
Leijten, P., Gardner, F., Melendez-Torres , G. J., Weeland, J., Hutchings, J., Landau, S., McGilloway, S., Overbeek, G., van Aar, J., Menting, A., de Castro, B. O., Berry, V., Gaspar, M., Axberg, U., Morch, W.-T. & Scott, S. B. C., 1 Dec 2019, In: Development and Psychopathology. 31, 5, p. 1851-1862 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research

Helping Children Achieve (HCA)
Helping Children Achieve is one of the very few trials of parenting programmes that addresses both children’s behaviour and literacy.
Project status: Ongoing

Study of Parents' and Adolescents' Experiences
Parenting programmes are very helpful in the short-term in reducing children's difficult behaviour.
Project status: Ongoing

The longitudinal association between school performance trajectories and offending behaviour
A project using linked data from the National Pupil Database and Police National Computer to investigate educational trajectories and offending outcomes.
Project status: Ongoing

National Academy for Parenting Research
The National Academy for Parenting Research (NAPR) aims to do this through an ambitious programme of trials of different approaches to the parenting task, with a variety of children and young people.

NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health
The NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health (MHPRU) at King's and UCL conducts rapid research to inform mental health policy.
News
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...

Sensitive parenting saves both society and families money
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that more ‘sensitive’ parenting in early...

MSc child and adolescent psychiatry children and Young People’s increasing access to psychological therapies
Improving outcomes for people with autism spectrum disorders by reducing mental health problems: The iamhealth research programme including one rct
Simonoff, E., Baird, G., Beresford, B., Charman, T., Knapp, M., Pickles, A., Povey, C., Purser, T., Santosh, P., Slonims, V. & Scott, S., 2025, In: Programme Grants for Applied Research . 13, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Intranasal oxytocin modulates brain activity during emotional processing in children with treatment resistant conduct problems
O' Brien, S., Sethi, A., Blair, J., Tully, J., Martins, D., Velthuis, H., Petrinovic, M. M., Scott, S., Blackwood, N., Murphy, D. G. M. & Craig, M. C., 3 Apr 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, p. 11422 11422.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Association Between Academic Achievement and Subsequent Youth Offending: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Lankester, M., Coles, C., Trotter, A., Scott, S., Downs, J., Dickson, H. & Wickersham, A., 2 Feb 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Developmental and Life Course Criminology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Disruptive child behavior severity and parenting program session attendance: Individual participant data meta-analysis
Melendez-Torres, G. J., Leijten, P., Scott, S., Gardner, F., Axford, N., Seabra Santos, M. J., Menting, A., Hutchings, J. & Berry, V., 2024, In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 92, 10, p. 692-697Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effects of the incredible years parenting program on children’s interpersonal conflict: An integrative data analysis
Sellars, E., Bowes, L., Oliver, B. R., Gardner, F., Axberg, U., Berry, V., Seabra-Santos, M. J., Hutchings, J., McGilloway, S., Menting, A. T. A., Overbeek, G., Scott, S. & Leijten, P., Sept 2024, In: Journal of Family Psychology. 38, 6, p. 847-857Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Obituary for William Yule
Danese, A., Ougrin, D., Scott, S. & Smith, P., 1 Aug 2024, In: European child & adolescent psychiatry. 33, 8, p. 2875-2876Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Personalised interventions for subgroups of children with conduct problems: a systematic review
Skinner, G. C. M., Lane, C., Hogg, E., Karwatowska, L. A., French, L., Ranieri, V. F., Jesnick, L. G. D., Roberts, C., Scott, S., Senior, R. & Kennedy, E., 3 Mar 2024, In: The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology. 35, 2, p. 229-249Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Recognition and management of children and adolescents with conduct disorder: a real-world data study from four western countries
Bachmann, C. J., Scholle, O., Bliddal, M., DosReis, S., Odsbu, I., Skurtveit, S., Wesselhoeft, R., Vivirito, A., Zhang, C. & Scott, S., 28 Jan 2024, In: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. 18, 18.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effects of a Parenting Intervention for Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Young Autistic Children Under Conditions of Enhanced Uncertainty: Two-Year Follow-up of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Cohort (ASTAR) During the United Kingdom COVID-19 Pandemic
Palmer, M., Carter Leno, V., Hallett, V., Mueller, J. M., Breese, L., Pickles, A., Slonims, V., Scott, S., Charman, T. & Simonoff, E., May 2023, In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 62, 5, p. 558-567 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Factors associated with mental health symptoms among UK autistic children and young people and their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic
Palmer, M., Chandler, S., Carter Leno, V., Mgaieth, F., Yorke, I., Hollocks, M., Pickles, A., Slonims, V., Scott, S., Charman, T. & Simonoff, E., Oct 2023, In: Autism. 27, 7, p. 2098-2111 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
I Know What to Do; I Can Do It; It Will Work: The Brief Parental Self Efficacy Scale (BPSES) for Parenting Interventions
Woolgar, M., Humayun, S., Scott, S. & Dadds, M. R., 25 Aug 2023, In: Child Psychiatry and Human Development.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Impact of counselling provision in primary schools on child and adolescent mental health service referral rates: a longitudinal observational cohort study
Grant, C., Blackburn, R., Harding, D., Golden, S., Toth, K., Scott, S., Ford, T. & Downs, J., May 2023, In: Child and Adolescent Mental Health. p. 212-220Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Michael Rutter and the birth of academic child psychiatry: some personal reflections on his scientific approach and contribution
Simonoff, E., Maughan, B., Scott, S., Sonuga-Barke, E. & Taylor, E., 1 Apr 2023, In: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 32, 4, p. 729-731Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Personalised interventions for subgroups of children with conduct problems
Lane, C., Hogg, E., Karwatowska, L. A., French, L., Ranieri, V. F., Jesnick, L. G. D., Roberts, C., Scott, S., Senior, R., Skinner, G. C. & Kennedy, E. M. M., 28 Apr 2023, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2023, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rapid white matter changes in children with conduct problems during a parenting intervention
O’ Brien, S., Sethi, A., Blair, J., Viding, E., Beyh, A., Mehta, M. A., Dallyn, R., Ecker, C., Petrinovic, M. M., Doolan, M., Blackwood, N., Catani, M., Murphy, D. G. M., Scott, S. & Craig, M. C., 4 Nov 2023, In: Translational psychiatry. 13, 1, 339.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Secure attachment predicts lower societal cost amongst severely antisocial adolescents
Bachmann, C. J., Humayun, S., Stevens, M., O’Connor, T. G. & Scott, S., 9 May 2023, In: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. 17, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Selective Amygdala Hypoactivity to Fear in Boys With Persistent Conduct Problems After Parent Training
Sethi, A., O'Brien, S., Blair, J., Viding, E., Mehta, M., Ecker, C., Blackwood, N., Doolan, M., Catani, M., Scott, S., Murphy, D. G. M. & Craig, M. C., 1 Jul 2023, In: Biological psychiatry. 94, 1, p. 50-56 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A good investment: longer-term cost savings of sensitive parenting in childhood
Bachmann, C. J., Beecham, J., O’Connor, T. G., Briskman, J. & Scott, S., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines. 63, 1, p. 78-87 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A modified video-feedback intervention for carers of foster children aged 6 years and under with reactive attachment disorder: a feasibility study and pilot RCT
Oliveira, P., Stevens, E., Barge, L., Comyn, J., Langley, K., Ramchandani, P., Wright, B., Woolgar, M., Kennedy, E., Byford, S., Shearer, J., Scott, S., Barlow, J., Glaser, D., Senior, R., Fonagy, P. & Fearon, P., 12 Aug 2022, In: Health Technology Assessment. 26, 35, p. v-96Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Children in foster care with symptoms of reactive attachment disorder: Feasibility randomised controlled trial of a modified video-feedback parenting intervention
Oliveira, P., Barge, L., Stevens, E., Byford, S., Shearer, J., Spies, R., Comyn, J., Langley, K., Ramchandani, P., Wright, B., Woolgar, M., Kennedy, E., Scott, S., Barlow, J., Glaser, D., Senior, R., Fonagy, P. & Fearon, P., 18 Jul 2022, In: BJPsych Open. 8, 4, e134.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Debate: ‘A rose by any other name’ would smell as sweet – myths peddled about the ills of diagnosing conduct disorders
Scott, S., Sept 2022, In: Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 27, 3, p. 302-304 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Does Social and Economic Disadvantage Predict Lower Engagement with Parenting Interventions? An Integrative Analysis Using Individual Participant Data
Berry, V., Melendez-Torres, G. J., Axford, N., Axberg, U., de Castro, B. O., Gardner, F., Gaspar, M. F., Handegård, B. H., Hutchings, J., Menting, A., McGilloway, S., Scott, S. & Leijten, P., 23 Jul 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: PREVENTION SCIENCE.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Editorial: ‘The giant’s shoulders’: understanding Michael Rutter’s impact on science and society
Sonuga-Barke, E., Fearon, P. & Scott, S., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines. 63, 1, p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Effects of a parenting intervention for emotional and behavioral problems in young autistic children under conditions of enhanced uncertainty: Two-year follow-up of a pilot randomized controlled trial cohort (ASTAR) during the UK COVID-19 pandemic
Palmer, M., Carter Leno, V., Hallett, V., Mueller, J., Breese, L., Pickles, A., Slonims, V., Scott, S., Charman, T. & Simonoff, E., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
El Apego Va a Juicio: Problemas de Custodia y Protección Infantil1
Forslund, T., Granqvist, P., IJzendoorn, M. H. V., Sagi-Schwartz, A., Glaser, D., Steele, M., Hammarlund, M., Schuengel, C., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Steele, H., Shaver, P. R., Lux, U., Simmonds, J., Jacobvitz, D., Groh, A. M., Bernard, K., Cyr, C., Hazen, N. L., Foster, S. & Psouni, E. & 50 others, Cowan, P. A., Cowan, C. P., Rifkin-Graboi, A., Wilkins, D., Pierrehumbert, B., Tarabulsy, G. M., Cárcamo, R. A., Wang, Z., Liang, X., Kázmierczak, M., Pawlicka, P., Ayiro, L., Chansa, T., Sichimba, F., Mooya, H., McLean, L., Verissimo, M., Gojman-de-Millán, S., Moretti, M. M., Bacro, F., Peltola, M. J., Galbally, M., Kondo-Ikemura, K., Behrens, K. Y., Scott, S., Rodriguez, A. F., Spencer, R., Posada, G., Cassibba, R., Barrantes-Vidal, N., Palacios, J., Barone, L., Madigan, S., Mason-Jones, K., Reijman, S., Juffer, F., Fearon, R. P., Bernier, A., Cicchetti, D., Roisman, G. I., Cassidy, J., Kindler, H., Zimmerman, P., Feldman, R., Spangle, G., Zeanah, C. H., Dozier, M., Belsky, J., Lamb, M. E. & Duschinsky, R., Feb 2022, In: Anuario de Psicología Jurídica. 32, 1, p. 115-139Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
La prise en compte des liens d’attachement au tribunal : protection de l’enfance et décisions de résidence des enfants dans les situations de séparation parentale
Forslund, T., Granqvist, P., Hammarlund, M., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Sagi-Schwartz, A., Glaser, D., Steele, M., Steele, H., Shaver, P. R., Schuengel, C., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Lux, U., Simmonds, J., Jacobvitz, D., Groh, A. M., Bernard, K., Cyr, C., Hazen, N. L., Foster, S. & Psouni, E. & 50 others, Cowan, P. A., Pape Cowan, C., Rifkin-Graboi, A., Wilkins, D., Pierrehumbert, B., Tarabulsy, G. M., Cárcamo, R. A., Wang, Z., Liang, X., Kaźmierczak, M., Pawlicka, P., Ayiro, L., Chansa, T., Sichimba, F., Mooya, H., McLean, L., Veríssimo, M., Gojman-de-Millán, S., Moretti, M. M., Bacro, F., Peltola, M. J., Galbally, M., Kondo-Ikemura, K., Behrens, K. Y., Scott, S., Fresno Rodriguez, A., Spencer, R., Posada, G., Cassibba, R., Barrantes-Vidal, N., Palacios, J., Barone, L., Madigan, S., Jones-Mason, K., Juffer, F., Pasco Fearon, R., Bernier, A., Cicchetti, D., Roisman, G. I., Cassidy, J., Kindler, H., Zimmermann, P., Feldman, R., Spangler, G., Zeanah, C. H., Dozier, M., Belsky, J., Lamb, M. E., Reijman, S. & Duschinsky, R., 16 Mar 2022, In: Devenir. Vol. 34, 1, p. 15-93Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Parent, Teacher and Observational Reports of Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Young Autistic Children
Palmer, M., Tarver, J., Carter Leno, V., Paris Perez, J., Frayne, M., Slonims, V., Pickles, A., Scott, S., Charman, T. & Simonoff, E., 13 Jan 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Social determinants of child psychopathology. In D. Bhugra, D. Moussaoui & T. J. Craig (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Social Psychiatry.
Palmer, M. & Scott, S., Aug 2022, Social determinants of child psychopathology. In D. Bhugra, D. Moussaoui & T. J. Craig (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Social Psychiatry..Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
A Brief Home-Based Parenting Intervention to Reduce Behavior Problems in Young Children: A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial
O'Farrelly, C., Watt, H., Babalis, D., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Barker, B., Byford, S., Ganguli, P., Grimas, E., Iles, J., Mattock, H., McGinley, J., Phillips, C., Ryan, R., Scott, S., Smith, J., Stein, A., Stevens, E., Van Ijzendoorn, M. H., Warwick, J. & Ramchandani, P. G., Jun 2021, In: JAMA Pediatrics. 175, 6, p. 567-576 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Novel Group Parenting Intervention for Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties in Young Autistic Children: Autism Spectrum Treatment and Resilience (ASTAR): A Randomized Controlled Trial
Charman, T., Palmer, M., Stringer, D., Hallett, V., Mueller, J., Romeo, R., Tarver, J., Paris Perez, J., Breese, L., Hollett, M., Cawthorne, T., Boadu, J., Salazar, F., O'Leary, M., Beresford, B., Knapp, M., Slonims, V., Pickles, A., Scott, S. & Simonoff, E., Nov 2021, In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 60, 11, p. 1404-1418 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Attachment goes to court: child protection and custody issues
Forslund, T., Granqvist, P., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Sagi-Schwartz, A., Glaser, D., Steele, M., Hammarlund, M., Schuengel, C., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Steele, H., Shaver, P. R., Lux, U., Simmonds, J., Jacobvitz, D., Groh, A. M., Bernard, K., Cyr, C., Hazen, N. L., Foster, S. & Psouni, E. & 50 others, Cowan, P. A., Pape Cowan, C., Rifkin-Graboi, A., Wilkins, D., Pierrehumbert, B., Tarabulsy, G. M., Carcamo, R. A., Wang, Z., Liang, X., Kázmierczak, M., Pawlicka, P., Ayiro, L., Chansa, T., Sichimba, F., Mooya, H., McLean, L., Verissimo, M., Gojman-de-Millán, S., Moretti, M. M., Bacro, F., Peltola, M. J., Galbally, M., Kondo-Ikemura, K., Behrens, K. Y., Scott, S., Rodriguez, A. F., Spencer, R., Posada, G., Cassibba, R., Barrantes-Vidal, N., Palacios, J., Barone, L., Madigan, S., Mason-Jones, K., Reijman, S., Juffer, F., Pasco Fearon, R., Bernier, A., Cicchetti, D., Roisman, G. I., Cassidy, J., Kindler, H., Zimmerman, P., Feldman, R., Spangler, G., Zeanah, C. H., Dozier, M., Belsky, J., Lamb, M. E. & Duschinsky, R., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: ATTACHMENT AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A video-feedback parenting intervention to prevent enduring behaviour problems in at-risk children aged 12-36 months: the Healthy Start, Happy Start RCT
O'Farrelly, C., Barker, B., Watt, H., Babalis, D., Bakermans- Kranenburg, M., Byford, S., Ganguli, P., Grimas, E., Iles, J., Mattock, H., McGinley, J., Phillips, C., Ryan, R., Scott, S., Smith, J., Stein, A., Stevens, E., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Warwick, J. & Ramchandani, P. G., 21 May 2021, In: Health Technology Assessment. 25, 29, p. 1-84 84 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Development of the Observation Schedule for Children with Autism–Anxiety, Behaviour and Parenting (OSCA–ABP): A New Measure of Child and Parenting Behavior for Use with Young Autistic Children
Palmer, M., Paris Perez, J., Tarver, J., Cawthorne, T., Frayne, M., Webb, S., Baker, E., Yorke, I., Hay, D., Slonims, V., Pickles, A., Simonoff, E., Scott, S. & Charman, T., Jan 2021, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 51, 1, p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Global Workforce Development in Father Engagement Competencies for Family-Based Interventions Using an Online Training Program: A Mixed-Method Feasibility Study
Sawrikar, V., Plant, A. L., Andrade, B., Woolgar, M., Scott, S., Gardner, E., Dean, C., Tully, L. A., Hawes, D. J. & Dadds, M. R., 20 Nov 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Child Psychiatry and Human Development.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Is positive school climate associated with better adolescent mental health? Longitudinal study of young people in England
Leurent, B., Dodd, M., Allen, E., Viner, R., Scott, S. & Bonell, C., 1 Dec 2021, In: SSM - Mental Health. 1, 100033.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of a Novel Group Parenting Intervention for Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties in Young Autistic Children: Feasibility and Preliminary Outcomes
Charman, T., Palmer, M., Stringer, D., Hallett, V., Mueller, J., Romeo, R., Tarver, J., Paris Perez, J., Breese, L., Hollett, M., Cawthorne, T., Kankam-Boadu, J. B., Beresford, B., Knapp, M., Slonims, V., Pickles, A., Scott, S. & Simonoff, E., Nov 2021, In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. p. 1404-1418Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Amniotic testosterone and psychological sex differences: A systematic review of the extreme male brain theory
Xiong, H. & Scott, S., Sept 2020, In: DEVELOPMENTAL REVIEW. 57, 100922.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
An intervention for parents with severe personality difficulties whose children have mental health problems: a feasibility RCT
Day, C., Briskman, J., Crawford, M. J., Foote, L., Harris, L., Boadu, J., McCrone, P., McMurran, M., Michelson, D., Moran, P., Mosse, L., Scott, S., Stahl, D., Ramchandani, P. & Weaver, T., 1 Mar 2020, In: Health technology assessment (Winchester, England). 24, 14, p. 1-188 188 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A qualitative account of young people’s experiences of alcohol screening and brief interventions in schools: SIPS Jr-HIGH trial findings
SIPS JR-HIGH Study Team, 1 Sept 2020, In: Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom). 42, 3, p. E259-E267Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Conduct disorders and antisocial personality disorder in childhood and adolescence; In J. R. Geddes, N. C. Andreasen & G. M. Goodwin (Eds.), New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry
Palmer, M. & Scott, S., 2020, Conduct disorders and antisocial personality disorder in childhood and adolescence. Oxford University Press (OUP)Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis: Impact of Conduct Problem Severity, Comorbid Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Emotional Problems, and Maternal Depression on Parenting Program Effects
Leijten, P., Scott, S., Landau, S., Harris, V., Mann, J., Hutchings, J., Beecham, J. & Gardner, F., Aug 2020, In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 59, 8, p. 933-943 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Informing the personalisation of interventions for parents of children with conduct problems: a qualitative study
McKay, K., Kennedy, E., Senior, R., Scott, S., Hill, J., Doolan, M., Woolgar, M., Peeren, S. & Young, B., 1 Dec 2020, In: BMC Psychiatry. 20, 1, 513.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Introducing ‘Predictive Parenting’: A Feasibility Study of a New Group Parenting Intervention Targeting Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Hallett, V., Mueller, J., Breese, L., Hollett, M., Beresford, B. A., Irvine, A. L., Pickles, A., Slonims, V., Scott, S., Charman, T. & Simonoff, E., 15 May 2020, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multisystemic therapy compared with management as usual for adolescents at risk of offending: the START II RCT
Fonagy, P., Butler, S., Cottrell, D., Scott, S., Pilling, S., Eisler, I., Fuggle, P., Kraam, A., Byford, S., Wason, J., Smith , J. A., Anokhina, A., Ellison, R., Simes, E., Ganguli, P., Allison, E. & Goodyer, I. M., 31 May 2020, In: Health Services and Delivery Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multisystemic therapy versus management as usual in the treatment of adolescent antisocial behaviour (START): 5-year follow-up of a pragmatic, randomised, controlled, superiority trial
Fonagy, P., Butler, S., Cottrell, D., Scott, S., Pilling, S., Eisler, I., Fuggle, P., Kraam, A., Byford, S., Wason, J., Smith , J. A., Anokhina, A., Ellison, R., Simes, E., Ganguli, P., Allison, E. & Goodyer, I., 27 Apr 2020, In: The Lancet Psychiatry. 7, 5, p. 420-430 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Randomised feasibility trial of the helping families programme-modified: An intensive parenting intervention for parents affected by severe personality difficulties
Day, C., Briskman, J., Crawford, M. J., Foote, L., Harris, L., Boadu, J., McCrone, P., McMurran, M., Michelson, D., Moran, P., Mosse, L., Scott, S., Stahl, D., Ramchandani, P. & Weaver, T., 6 Feb 2020, In: BMJ Open. 10, 2, e033637.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A novel group parenting intervention to reduce emotional and behavioural difficulties in young autistic children: protocol for the Autism Spectrum Treatment and Resilience pilot randomised controlled trial
Palmer, M. L., Tarver, J. H., Paris Perez, J. A., Cawthorne, T. G., Romeo, R., Stringer, D., Hallett, V., Mueller, J., Breese, L., Hollett, M., Beresford, B., Knapp, M., Slonims, V., Pickles, A., Simonoff, E., Scott, S. B. C. & Charman, T., 27 Jun 2019, In: BMJ Open. 9, 6, e029959.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Changes in General and Specific Psychopathology Factors Over a Psychosocial Intervention
Scott, S. B. C., Constantinou, M., Goodyer, I., Eisler, I., Butler, S., Kraam, A., Pilling, S., Simes, E., Ellison, R., Allison, E. & Fonagy, P., 1 Aug 2019, In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 58, 8, p. 776-786 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Child and parent outcomes following parent interventions for child emotional and behavioral problems in autism spectrum disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Tarver, J. H., Palmer, M. L., Webb, S., Scott, S. B. C., Slonims, V., Simonoff, E. & Charman, T., 1 Oct 2019, In: Autism. 23, 7, p. 1630-1644 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Co-Occurring Change in Children’s Conduct Problems and Maternal Depression: Latent Class Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of the Incredible Years Parenting Program.
Leijten, P., Gardner, F., Melendez-Torres , G. J., Weeland, J., Hutchings, J., Landau, S., McGilloway, S., Overbeek, G., van Aar, J., Menting, A., de Castro, B. O., Berry, V., Gaspar, M., Axberg, U., Morch, W.-T. & Scott, S. B. C., 1 Dec 2019, In: Development and Psychopathology. 31, 5, p. 1851-1862 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research

Helping Children Achieve (HCA)
Helping Children Achieve is one of the very few trials of parenting programmes that addresses both children’s behaviour and literacy.
Project status: Ongoing

Study of Parents' and Adolescents' Experiences
Parenting programmes are very helpful in the short-term in reducing children's difficult behaviour.
Project status: Ongoing

The longitudinal association between school performance trajectories and offending behaviour
A project using linked data from the National Pupil Database and Police National Computer to investigate educational trajectories and offending outcomes.
Project status: Ongoing

National Academy for Parenting Research
The National Academy for Parenting Research (NAPR) aims to do this through an ambitious programme of trials of different approaches to the parenting task, with a variety of children and young people.

NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health
The NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health (MHPRU) at King's and UCL conducts rapid research to inform mental health policy.
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Sensitive parenting saves both society and families money
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MSc child and adolescent psychiatry children and Young People’s increasing access to psychological therapies