Centre for ADHD and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Across the Lifespan

CANDAL

CANDAL aims to bring together clinicians, service users and academics with an interest in neurodevelopmental disorders, including attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Tourette syndrome (TS).

The centre was established as an Institute of Mental Health (IMH) Centre of Excellence in 2012 under the directorship of Chris Hollis, Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Research issues

Neurodevelopmental disorders such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Tourettes Syndrome (TS), and Autism spectrum Disorder (ASD) are common and impairing conditions that frequently co-exist and affect about 1 in 20 people across the lifespan.

The recognition of these conditions has increased rapidly in recent years leading to concerns about both over- and under- diagnosis. The growing awareness that these conditions not only affect children and young people, but typically persist into adult life has created a significant unmet clinical and research need to understand developmental factors in presentation and treatment response.

CANDAL is unique because unlike other research groups that typically focus on a single disorder either in children or adults, we study these conditions in combination and across the lifespan.

How we are tackling neurodevelopmental disorders

Engaging in world leading research into the causes, mechanisms, course, recognition and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders across the lifespan
Translating research findings into clinical practice to improve recognition, diagnosis and treatment outcomes
Developing a clinical database/ registry and ‘research clinics’ to facilitate research participation and outcomes
Supporting clinical innovations, including the development and evaluation of new healthcare technologies for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders
Strengthening links and the exchange of ideas and knowledge between researchers, clinicians and service users/ members of the public
Fostering and enhance collaborations including with industry

Outcomes

Our latest publications

Sonuga-Barke, E.J.S., Brandeis, D., Cortese, S., Daley, D., Ferrin, M.T., Holtmann, M., Stevenson, M., Danckaerts, M., Van Der Oord, S., Döpfner, M., Dittmann, R., Simonoff, E., Zuddas, A., Banaschewski, T., Buitelaar, J., Coghill, D., Hollis, C., Konofal, E., Lecendreux, M., Wong, I.C.K. And Sergeant, J., 2013. American Journal Of Psychiatry. 170(3), 275-289
Swift, K.D., Hall, C.L., Marimuttu, V.J., Redstone, L., Sayal, K. And Hollis, C., 2013. Bmc Psychiatry. 13, 74
Groom, M.J., Liddle, E.B., Scerif, G., Liddle, P.F., Batty, M.J., Liotti, M. And Hollis, C.P., 2013. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry.
Batty, M.J., Moldavsky, M., Foroushani, P.S., Pass, S., Marriott, M., Sayal, K. And Hollis, C., 2012. Child And Adolescent Mental Health. (In Press.)
Sayal, K., Daley, D., James, M., Yang, M., Batty, M., Taylor, J., Pass, S., Sampson, C., Sellman, E., Valentine, A. And Hollis, C., 2012. Bmj Open. 2(5), 7
Jackson, S.R., Parkinson, A., Manfredi, V., Millon, G., Hollis, C. And Jackson, G.M., 2012. J Neuropsychol. 7(1), 29-44

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