The ADHD Remote Technology (ART) research programme, led by Professors Jonna Kuntsi and Richard Dobson, focuses on the development and application of a novel remote measurement technology system for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and associated conditions and traits.
The advances in recent years in the capability of monitoring individuals using wearable devices and smartphone technology have led to wide-ranging, novel opportunities for both research and clinical application. ART, which is linked to the RADAR-base platform, utilises this technology, with remote assessments of adults and adolescents (age 16+) consisting of both active and passive monitoring.
ART combines novel digital markers and measures of modifiable lifestyle factors (such as physical activity and sleep) with conventional clinical and cognitive measures, enabling ongoing, long-term, real-world remote data collection at a level of detail that was previously impossible. A strength of the ART system and RADAR-base is their modifiability, as components can be included or excluded, and different wearable devices incorporated, depending on the exact aims of a particular project. A long-term aim of the overall ART research programme is to improve outcomes and support healthy lifestyles for adults and adolescents with ADHD, by facilitating self-management, personalisation of treatment and engagement with clinical teams.
Projects include MRC-funded research programme ‘ART-transition’, EU-funded project 'ART-CARMA', King's Together-funded ART pilot study and MRC-funded study on women with ADHD led by Jessica Agnew-Blais at Queen Mary University London. Over £4 million funding has been received by the ART team at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s for these projects.
We welcome contact from early career researchers interested in applying for fellowships to come and join the team.

Projects

ART-CARMA – The ADHD Remote Technology study of cardiometabolic risk factors and medication adherence
ART-CARMA, the ADHD Remote Technology study of cardiometabolic risk factors and medication adherence, is a large remote monitoring project on adults with ADHD.

ART-pilot
The ADHD Remote Technology pilot feasibility study (ART-pilot) involves the initial development stages of the new remote measurement technology system for ADHD

ART-transition - ADHD Remote Technology and ADHD transition: predicting and preventing negative outcomes
ADHD Remote Technology and ADHD transition: predicting and preventing negative outcomes (ART-transition) is a five-year MRC-funded research programme.

MAAM – Measuring Adult ADHD and Menstruation Study
The Measuring Adult ADHD and Menstruation (MAAM) Study is a collaborative project on women with ADHD between Queen Mary University of London and King’s.
News
£2.5m funding to study transition to adulthood for individuals with ADHD
The Medical Research Council (MRC) has awarded £2.5 million funding to principal investigator, Professor Jonna Kuntsi, and team to use remote technology to...

IoPPN to collaborate on new MRC funded project to investigate ADHD among women
The Medical Research Council (MRC) has awarded funding to co-investigators Professor Jonna Kuntsi and Professor Richard Dobson at the Institute of Psychiatry,...

ART-CARMA Clinical Study part of 6m Euro global programme
The EU funded project will utilise new wearable technology and smartphone apps to obtain real time data from adults with ADHD

Patient and Public Involvement

Reflections on the 2025 ADHD World Congress
Alice Barnes, PhD student, reflects on the 10th ADHD World Congress 2025 in Prague, Czechia, and their experience as a first-time participant.

Recapping TIMESPAN’s public engagement event - ADHD, obesity & cardiometabolic health
EU-funded Research Project TIMESPAN hosted a day-long public engagement event last Friday 11 April exploring ADHD, obesity and cardiometabolic health. TIMESPAN is five-year-long, collaborative and multidisciplinary research programme with 17 partner institutions across Europe and the world, including King’s. One component of the programme is the ‘ADHD Remote Technology study of cardiometabolic risk factors and medication adherence (ART-CARMA)’ project led by Professor Jonna Kuntsi at the IoPPN. The project uses wearable technology to track real-life medication use and cardiometabolic health in adults with ADHD.

ADHD over time: Understanding the impact of the transition to adulthood in young people with ADHD
The theme of Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week this year is “Know Yourself, Grow Yourself”. On a personal level, many people with ADHD may have come to understand what makes their symptoms worse and what makes them better. However, self-knowledge often comes from years of facing challenges. We need to better support young people in understanding and managing their ADHD symptoms, and to do so we need to place ADHD in the context of individuals lives.

ART-transition PPI Event
In July 2024, members of the ART-transition team held a patient and public involvement (PPI) focus group. The group included two young people with ADHD and a parent of a young person with ADHD, as well as Dr Aislinn Bowler (the post-doc on the project), Professor Maddie Groom (a CO-I and PPI lead), Rebecca Woodcock (the PPI Manager at Mindtech) and Andrea Bilbow (head of ADDISS, a support charity of individuals with ADHD). The focus group focused on refining various elements of the project to ensure they align with the needs and experiences of the young participants. As a result of the group, several important updates were made to the demographics questionnaires, which are central to the study. These changes were made to improve the relevance and accessibility of questions about education, employment, and household income. For example, information was adjusted to be more considerate of young people's circumstances. In addition to these changes, the language and structure were enhanced to be more inclusive and positive. These updates aim to make the questionnaire easier to complete and to provide more accurate data.

Transition to adulthood for individuals with ADHD
Rare is the adult who looks back on their adolescence and recalls years of calm sensibility and smooth control of behaviour and emotions. But for those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the difficulties navigating the teenage years can go drastically beyond the usual stroppiness. Despite these challenges, most youth with ADHD do not successfully transfer to adult services, despite real needs for ongoing treatment. So, many young people with ADHD are not getting the help they need, when they may need it most.

Andrea Bilbow OBE
Chief Executive of UK ADHD Information and Support Service and Past President of ADHD Europe. Andrea co-leads the ART research programme’s public and patient involvement activities. Andrea has been a patient advocate for people with ADHD for the past 25 years. Links below.

ADHD transition focus group
In November 2022, we ran a focus group with 10 young people with ADHD (aged 19 to 21) to share their experiences on the main difficulties faces whilst transitioning from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to adult ADHD services. The young people also provided suggestions on what support or resources would have been useful and feedback on the potential use of a self-management app during this transition period. For example, they described what they would want from it, how they would use a self-management app and what formats would be most useful. Thank you to all the young people who took part for sharing their experiences and providing helpful suggestions for our future research!

ART focus groups
In June 2021 we ran two focus groups to obtain feedback and input on ART measures and long-term remote monitoring. On 2 June we ran a virtual Young Persons’ Mental Health Advisory Group session with eight participants who have lived experience of using mental health services. The participants provided feedback on many aspects of study design, including: preferences on the type of a wearable device for long-term monitoring; information to include in information sheets; the nature and amount of incentives; frequency of contact by research staff during remote monitoring; and the importance of recruiting from areas that ensures representation from minority ethnic groups. On 23 June we ran a second focus group with six adults with ADHD, whose feedback has been incorporated in the ART-CARMA study design, including: format and frequency of a medication questionnaire; the usefulness of regular reminders to complete the questionnaires; how to keep in touch with participants during remote monitoring; and positive views on future sharing of data with clinicians. A very big thank you to all the focus group participants for their invaluable feedback!
Projects

ART-CARMA – The ADHD Remote Technology study of cardiometabolic risk factors and medication adherence
ART-CARMA, the ADHD Remote Technology study of cardiometabolic risk factors and medication adherence, is a large remote monitoring project on adults with ADHD.

ART-pilot
The ADHD Remote Technology pilot feasibility study (ART-pilot) involves the initial development stages of the new remote measurement technology system for ADHD

ART-transition - ADHD Remote Technology and ADHD transition: predicting and preventing negative outcomes
ADHD Remote Technology and ADHD transition: predicting and preventing negative outcomes (ART-transition) is a five-year MRC-funded research programme.

MAAM – Measuring Adult ADHD and Menstruation Study
The Measuring Adult ADHD and Menstruation (MAAM) Study is a collaborative project on women with ADHD between Queen Mary University of London and King’s.
News
£2.5m funding to study transition to adulthood for individuals with ADHD
The Medical Research Council (MRC) has awarded £2.5 million funding to principal investigator, Professor Jonna Kuntsi, and team to use remote technology to...

IoPPN to collaborate on new MRC funded project to investigate ADHD among women
The Medical Research Council (MRC) has awarded funding to co-investigators Professor Jonna Kuntsi and Professor Richard Dobson at the Institute of Psychiatry,...

ART-CARMA Clinical Study part of 6m Euro global programme
The EU funded project will utilise new wearable technology and smartphone apps to obtain real time data from adults with ADHD

Patient and Public Involvement

Reflections on the 2025 ADHD World Congress
Alice Barnes, PhD student, reflects on the 10th ADHD World Congress 2025 in Prague, Czechia, and their experience as a first-time participant.

Recapping TIMESPAN’s public engagement event - ADHD, obesity & cardiometabolic health
EU-funded Research Project TIMESPAN hosted a day-long public engagement event last Friday 11 April exploring ADHD, obesity and cardiometabolic health. TIMESPAN is five-year-long, collaborative and multidisciplinary research programme with 17 partner institutions across Europe and the world, including King’s. One component of the programme is the ‘ADHD Remote Technology study of cardiometabolic risk factors and medication adherence (ART-CARMA)’ project led by Professor Jonna Kuntsi at the IoPPN. The project uses wearable technology to track real-life medication use and cardiometabolic health in adults with ADHD.

ADHD over time: Understanding the impact of the transition to adulthood in young people with ADHD
The theme of Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week this year is “Know Yourself, Grow Yourself”. On a personal level, many people with ADHD may have come to understand what makes their symptoms worse and what makes them better. However, self-knowledge often comes from years of facing challenges. We need to better support young people in understanding and managing their ADHD symptoms, and to do so we need to place ADHD in the context of individuals lives.

ART-transition PPI Event
In July 2024, members of the ART-transition team held a patient and public involvement (PPI) focus group. The group included two young people with ADHD and a parent of a young person with ADHD, as well as Dr Aislinn Bowler (the post-doc on the project), Professor Maddie Groom (a CO-I and PPI lead), Rebecca Woodcock (the PPI Manager at Mindtech) and Andrea Bilbow (head of ADDISS, a support charity of individuals with ADHD). The focus group focused on refining various elements of the project to ensure they align with the needs and experiences of the young participants. As a result of the group, several important updates were made to the demographics questionnaires, which are central to the study. These changes were made to improve the relevance and accessibility of questions about education, employment, and household income. For example, information was adjusted to be more considerate of young people's circumstances. In addition to these changes, the language and structure were enhanced to be more inclusive and positive. These updates aim to make the questionnaire easier to complete and to provide more accurate data.

Transition to adulthood for individuals with ADHD
Rare is the adult who looks back on their adolescence and recalls years of calm sensibility and smooth control of behaviour and emotions. But for those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the difficulties navigating the teenage years can go drastically beyond the usual stroppiness. Despite these challenges, most youth with ADHD do not successfully transfer to adult services, despite real needs for ongoing treatment. So, many young people with ADHD are not getting the help they need, when they may need it most.

Andrea Bilbow OBE
Chief Executive of UK ADHD Information and Support Service and Past President of ADHD Europe. Andrea co-leads the ART research programme’s public and patient involvement activities. Andrea has been a patient advocate for people with ADHD for the past 25 years. Links below.

ADHD transition focus group
In November 2022, we ran a focus group with 10 young people with ADHD (aged 19 to 21) to share their experiences on the main difficulties faces whilst transitioning from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to adult ADHD services. The young people also provided suggestions on what support or resources would have been useful and feedback on the potential use of a self-management app during this transition period. For example, they described what they would want from it, how they would use a self-management app and what formats would be most useful. Thank you to all the young people who took part for sharing their experiences and providing helpful suggestions for our future research!

ART focus groups
In June 2021 we ran two focus groups to obtain feedback and input on ART measures and long-term remote monitoring. On 2 June we ran a virtual Young Persons’ Mental Health Advisory Group session with eight participants who have lived experience of using mental health services. The participants provided feedback on many aspects of study design, including: preferences on the type of a wearable device for long-term monitoring; information to include in information sheets; the nature and amount of incentives; frequency of contact by research staff during remote monitoring; and the importance of recruiting from areas that ensures representation from minority ethnic groups. On 23 June we ran a second focus group with six adults with ADHD, whose feedback has been incorporated in the ART-CARMA study design, including: format and frequency of a medication questionnaire; the usefulness of regular reminders to complete the questionnaires; how to keep in touch with participants during remote monitoring; and positive views on future sharing of data with clinicians. A very big thank you to all the focus group participants for their invaluable feedback!

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