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Research within the Parenting and Child Team

Recent publications

  • Parker, C, Wilkinson, S, Walker, S, (2021). Law and Ethics in Paediatric Mental Health. (book chapter: in press).
  • DeJong, M, Wilkinson, S, Apostu, C, Glaser, D., (2021). Emotional abuse and neglect in a clinical setting: challenges for mental health professionals. BJPsych Bulletin 1-6
  • Wilkinson, S, DeJong, M. (2020). Dissociative Identity Disorder: a developmental persepective. BJPsych Advances 27 (2), 96-98
  • DeJong, M, Wilkinson, S. (2019). Assessment of mental health problems in children following early maltreatment: What will the new diagnosis of complex PTSD add? Developmental Child Welfare, 1 (4), 360-373
  • DeJong M, Ellis J. (2018). RCPsych CPD module on Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents. Published online for RCPsych members.
  • DeJong M, Neil M. (2018). A trial for change: the experiences and dilemmas of a multidisciplinary expert witness team. Family Law, 8, 742–745.
  • Zimmerman F, Hill F. (2018). The challenges of working with parental alienation. Context, Family Therapy and Systemic Practice in the UK; Edition 157, June 2018.
  • Ibrahim J, Cosgrave N, Woolgar M. (2017). Childhood maltreatment and its link to borderline personality disorder features in children: A systematic review approach. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 1–20.
  • DeJong M, Hodges J, Malik O. (2015). Children after adoption: Exploring their psychological needs. Clin Psychol Psychiatr, Published online DOI: 10.1177/1359104515617519. Due to be published in special edition on adoption.
  • DeJong, M. (2014). Other dimensions of developmental influences: Not everything can be explained by attachment theory. In P. Holmes and S. Farnfield (Eds.) Attachment: Theory, Assessment and Interventions. Routledge, E Sussex and NY.
  • DeJong M (2014) Domestic abuse and its impact on children. www.Mind-Ed.org (RCPCH)
  • DeJong, M. and Marriott, S. (2013). Stress and post-traumatic stress disorder, Paediatrics and Child Health, 23, 1, 30–34.
  • DeJong M (2013) Co-author of chapters on child protection concerns in domestic abuse, drug abuse, emotional abuse. Paediatric Companion published by RCPCH.
  • Hodges, J (2015)  Adoption and Fostering.  In  Child Psychology and Psychiatry: Frameworks for Practice, eds, D Skuse, H Bruce,  L Dowdney and D Mrazek , John Wiley and Sons, Chichester
  • Ruegger, M. and DeJong, M. (2013). Children bereaved as a result of domestic homicide: a proposal for an integrated legal and clinical framework within which children’s needs can be met. Family Law Journal, June edition, 693–695.
  • Sinead M, Neil M, Ruegger M (2013). The use of narrative in the assessment of children affected by domestic homicide: Care, contact and therapeutic needs. Seen and Heard, 23 (4), 34–47.

Current research interests and clinical developments:

  • expanding and evaluating the 'trial for change' extended assessment/treatment programme, aimed at assessing and facilitating parents' capacity to make changes in order to care for their children safely and appropriately
  • a comparison of autistic features in a maltreated sample compared to a sample of idiopathic high functioning autism
  • a study of complex PTSD symptoms in children referred to ATT
  • audit of the ethnicity of children referred to ATT to ensure that we offer an inclusive and accessible service, regardless of background

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