Dr Ajay Thapar

2021

• Riglin, L. et al. 2021. ADHD and depression: investigating a causal explanation. Psychological Medicine 51(11), pp. 1890-1897. (10.1017/S0033291720000665)
• Riglin, L. et al. 2021. Variable emergence of Autism Spectrum Disorder symptoms from childhood to early adulthood. American Journal of Psychiatry 178(8), pp. 752-760. (10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20071119)
• Riglin, L. et al. 2021. Investigating the validity of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire to assess ADHD in young adulthood. Psychiatry Research 301, article number: 113984. (10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113984)
• Leppert, B. et al. 2021. The effect of ADHD on physical health outcomes - a two-sample Mendelian randomization study. American Journal of Epidemiology 190(6), pp. 1047-1055. (10.1093/aje/kwaa273)
• Riglin, L. et al. 2021. Investigating attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder traits in the general population: What happens in adult life?. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 62(4), pp. 449-457. (10.1111/jcpp.13297)

2020

• Riglin, L. et al. 2020. Using genetics to examine a general liability to childhood psychopathology. Behavior Genetics 50, pp. 213-220. (10.1007/s10519-019-09985-4)
• Bevan-Jones, R. et al. 2020. A digital intervention for adolescent depression 'MoodHwb': mixed-methods feasibility evaluation. JMIR Mental Health 7(7), article number: e14536. (10.2196/14536)
• Addicoat, A., Thapar, A., Riglin, L., Thapar, A. and Collishaw, S. 2020. Adult mood problems in children with neurodevelopmental problems: evidence from a prospective birth cohort followed to age 50. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 55, pp. 351-358. (10.1007/s00127-019-01727-5)

2019

• Collishaw, S., Furzer, E., Thapar, A. K. and Sellers, R. 2019. Brief report: a comparison of child mental health inequalities in three UK population cohorts. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 28(11), pp. 1547-1549. (10.1007/s00787-019-01305-9)
• Eyre, O. et al. 2019. Childhood neurodevelopmental difficulties and risk for adolescent depression: the role of irritability. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 60(8), pp. 866-874. (10.1111/jcpp.13053)

2018

• Riglin, L. et al. 2018. The impact of schizophrenia and mood disorder risk alleles on emotional problems: investigating change from childhood to middle age. Psychological Medicine 48(13), pp. 2153-2158. (10.1017/S0033291717003634)
• Cooper, M. et al. 2018. Investigating late-onset ADHD: a population cohort investigation. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 59(10), pp. 1105-1113. (10.1111/jcpp.12911)
• Bevan Jones, R. et al. 2018. A web-based psychoeducational intervention for adolescent depression: design and development of MoodHwb. JMIR Mental Health 5(1), article number: e13. (10.2196/mental.8894)

2017

• Bevan-Jones, R., Thapar, A., Stone, Z., Thapar, A., Jones, I. R., Smith, D. and Simpson, S. 2017. Psychoeducational interventions in adolescent depression: A systematic review. Patient Education and Counseling (10.1016/j.pec.2017.10.015)
• McNamara, R. et al. 2017. A pilot randomised controlled trial of community-led ANtipsychotic Drug REduction for Adults with Learning Disabilities. Project Report. [Online]. Health Technology Assessment. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta21470
• Riglin, L., Collishaw, S., Richards, A., Thapar, A., Maughan, B., O'Donovan, M. C. and Thapar, A. 2017. Schizophrenia polygenic risk score and psychotic risk detection - authors' reply. The Lancet Psychiatry 4(3), pp. 188-189. (10.1016/S2215-0366(17)30052-4)
• Rice, F. et al. 2017. Antecedents of new-onset major depressive disorder in children and adolescents at high familial risk. JAMA Psychiatry 74(2), pp. 153-160. (10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.3140)
• Stuart-Smith, J., Thapar, A., Maughan, B., Thapar, A. and Collishaw, S. 2017. Childhood hyperactivity and mood problems at mid-life: evidence from a prospective birth cohort. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 52(1), pp. 87-94. (10.1007/s00127-016-1285-5)
• Riglin, L., Collishaw, S., Richards, A., Thapar, A. K., Maughan, B., O'Donovan, M. C. and Thapar, A. 2017. Schizophrenia risk alleles and neurodevelopmental outcomes in childhood: a population-based cohort study. Lancet Psychiatry 4(1), pp. 57-62. (10.1016/S2215-0366(16)30406-0)

2016

• Riglin, L. et al. 2016. Association of genetic risk variants with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder trajectories in the general population. JAMA Psychiatry 73(12), pp. 1285-1292. (10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.2817)
• Bevan-Jones, R. et al. 2016. Prevalence and correlates of psychotic experiences amongst children of depressed parents. Psychiatry Research 243, pp. 81-86. (10.1016/j.psychres.2016.03.012)
• Thapar, A. et al. 2016. Identifying key parent-reported symptoms for detecting depression in high risk adolescents. Psychiatry Research 242, pp. 210-217. (10.1016/j.psychres.2016.05.025)
• Davidovich, S., Collishaw, S., Thapar, A. K., Harold, G., Thapar, A. and Rice, F. 2016. Do better executive functions buffer the effect of current parental depression on adolescent depressive symptoms?. Journal of Affective Disorders 199, pp. 54-64. (10.1016/j.jad.2016.03.049)
• Riglin, L. et al. 2016. Higher cognitive ability buffers stress-related depressive symptoms in adolescent girls. Development and Psychopathology 28(1), pp. 97-109. (10.1017/S0954579415000310)
• Sellers, R. et al. 2016. Examining whether offspring psychopathology influences illness course in mothers with recurrent depression using a high-risk longitudinal sample. Journal of Abnormal Psychology 125(2), pp. 256-266. (10.1037/abn0000080)
• Collishaw, S. et al. 2016. Mental health resilience in the adolescent offspring of parents with depression: a prospective longitudinal study. Lancet Psychiatry 3(1), pp. 49-57. (10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00358-2)

2015

• Mars, B. et al. 2015. Longitudinal symptom course in adults with recurrent depression: Impact on impairment and risk of psychopathology in offspring. Journal of Affective Disorders 182, pp. 32-38. (10.1016/j.jad.2015.04.018)

2014

• Eyre, O. et al. 2014. Reported child awareness of parental depression. Psychiatric Bulletin 38(3), pp. 122-127. (10.1192/pb.bp.113.044198)
• Thapar, A. K. et al. 2014. Detecting recurrent major depressive disorder within primary care rapidly and reliably using short questionnaire measures. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) 64(618), pp. e31-7. (10.3399/bjgp14X676438)
• Hammerton, G., Thapar, A. and Thapar, A. K. 2014. Association between obesity and depressive disorder in adolescents at high risk for depression. International Journal of Obesity 38, pp. 513-519. (10.1038/ijo.2013.133)

2013

• Lewis, K. J. et al. 2013. The Depression impairment scale for parents (DISP): A new scale for the measurement of impairment in depressed parents. Psychiatry Research 210(3), pp. 1184-1190. (10.1016/j.psychres.2013.08.001)
• Mars, B. et al. 2013. Specific parental depression symptoms as risk markers for new-onset depression in high-risk offspring. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 74(9), pp. 925-931. (10.4088/JCP.12m08152)
• Hammerton, G., Harold, G. T., Thapar, A. K. and Thapar, A. 2013. Depression and blood pressure in high-risk children and adolescents: an investigation using two longitudinal cohorts. British Medical Journal Open 3(9), pp. e003206. (10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003206)

2012

• Swaden Lewis, K. J. et al. 2012. Do parents know best? Parent-reported vs. child-reported depression symptoms as predictors of future child mood disorder in a high-risk sample. Journal of Affective Disorders 141(2-3), pp. 233-236. (10.1016/j.jad.2012.03.008)
• Sellers, R. et al. 2012. Risk of psychopathology in adolescent offspring of mothers with psychopathology and recurrent depression. British Journal of Psychiatry 202(2), pp. 108-114. (10.1192/bjp.bp.111.104984)
• Thapar, A. K., Heron, J., Bevan Jones, R., Owen, M. J., Lewis, G. and Zammit, S. 2012. Trajectories of change in self-reported psychotic-like experiences in childhood and adolescence. Schizophrenia Research 140(1-3), pp. 104-109. (10.1016/j.schres.2012.06.024)
• Bevan-Jones, R., Thapar, A. K. and Thapar, A. 2012. Review: psychological and educational interventions may reduce risk of depressive disorders in children and adolescents. Evidence-Based Mental Health 15(3), pp. 82. (10.1136/ebmental-2012-100681)
• Potter, R. et al. 2012. Missed opportunities: mental disorder in children of parents with depression. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) 62(600), pp. e487-e493. (10.3399/bjgp12X652355)
• Thapar, A., Collishaw, S., Pine, D. S. and Thapar, A. K. 2012. Depression in adolescence. The Lancet 379(9820), pp. 1056-1067. (10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60871-4)
• Mars, B. et al. 2012. Offspring of parents with recurrent depression: which features of parent depression index risk for offspring psychopathology?. Journal of affective disorders 136(1-2), pp. 44-53. (10.1016/j.jad.2011.09.002)

2011

• Margrove, K. L., Thapar, A. K., Mensah, S. and Kerr, M. P. 2011. Help-seeking and treatment preferences for depression in epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 22(4), pp. 740-744. (10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.08.042)
• Margrove, K., Mensah, S., Thapar, A. K. and Kerr, M. P. 2011. Depression screening for patients with epilepsy in a primary care setting using the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 and the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 21(4), pp. 387-390. (10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.05.026)

2010

• Langley, K. et al. 2010. Adolescent clinical outcomes for young people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. British Journal of Psychiatry 196(3), pp. 235-240. (10.1192/bjp.bp.109.066274)
• Thapar, A., Collishaw, S., Potter, R. and Thapar, A. K. 2010. Managing and preventing depression in adolescents [Review]. British Medical Journal (BMJ) 340, pp. c209. (10.1136/bmj.c209)
• Smith, D. J., Thapar, A. K. and Simpson, S. A. 2010. Bipolar spectrum disorders in primary care: optimising diagnosis and treatment [Editorial]. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) 60(574), pp. 322-324. (10.3399/bjgp10X484165)

2009

• Jacoby, A. and Thapar, A. K. 2009. The contribution of seizures to psychosocial ill-health. Epilepsy & Behavior 15(2), pp. S41-S45. (10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.03.019)
• Thapar, A. K., Kerr, M. P. and Harold, G. T. 2009. Stress, anxiety, depression, and epilepsy: investigating the relationship between psychological factors and seizures. Epilepsy & Behavior 14(1), pp. 134-140. (10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.09.004)
• Thapar, A. K. 2009. Examining the association between depression and seizures amongst adults with epilepsy: A longitudinal analysis. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.

2008

• Turky, A., Beavis, J. M., Thapar, A. K. and Kerr, M. P. 2008. Psychopathology in children and adolescents with epilepsy: an investigation of predictive variables. Epilepsy & Behavior 12(1), pp. 136-144. (10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.08.003)

2007

• Mensah, S. A., Beavis, J. M., Thapar, A. K. and Kerr, M. P. 2007. A community study of the presence of anxiety disorder in people with epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 11(1), pp. 118-124. (10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.04.012)

2006

• Mensah, S. A., Beavis, J. M., Thapar, A. K. and Kerr, M. P. 2006. The presence and clinical implications of depression in a community population of adults with epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 8(1), pp. 213-219. (10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.09.014)

2005

• Thapar, A. K. and Roland, M. O. 2005. General practitioner attitudes to the care of people with epilepsy: an examination of clustering within practices and prediction of patient-rated quality of care. BMC Family Practice 6(1), pp. 9. (10.1186/1471-2296-6-9)

2003

• Elwyn, G. et al. 2003. A 'real puzzle': the views of patients with epilepsy about the organisation of care. BMC Family Practice 4, pp. 4. (10.1186/1471-2296-4-4)
• Thapar, A. K. and Thapar, A. 2003. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.. British Journal of General Practice 53(488), pp. 225-230.

2002

• Edwards, A. G. et al. 2002. Responses of primary health care professionals to UK national guidelines on the management and referral of women with breast conditions. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 8(3), pp. 319-325. (10.1046/j.1365-2753.2002.00335.x)
• Edwards, A. G. et al. 2002. The views of primary health care professionals about the management of breast problems in clinical practice. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 8(3), pp. 313-318. (10.1046/j.1365-2753.2002.00334.x)
• Campbell, S. M., Hann, M., Hacker, J., Durie, A., Thapar, A. K. and Roland, M. O. 2002. Quality assessment for three common conditions in primary care: validity and reliability of review criteria developed by expert panels for angina, asthma and type 2 diabetes. Quality and Safety in Health Care 11(2), pp. 125-130. (10.1136/qhc.11.2.125)
• Robling, M. R. et al. 2002. The development of a new site-specific measure of quality of life for breast problems: the Cardiff breast scales.. Quality of Life Research 11(4), pp. 339-348.
• Robling, M. R. et al. 2002. The development of a new site-specific measure of quality of life for breast problems: the Cardiff breast scales. Quality of Life Research 11(4), pp. 339-348. (10.1023/A:1015595627501)
• Thapar, A. K. and Thapar, A. 2002. Is primary care ready to take on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?. BMC Family Practice 3, pp. 7-7. (10.1186/1471-2296-3-7)
• Thapar, A. K. et al. 2002. A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a prompt and reminder card in the care of people with epilepsy. The British Journal of General Practice 52(475), pp. 93-98.

2001

• Campbell, S. M. et al. 2001. Identifying predictors of high quality care in English general practice: observational study. BMJ 323(7316), pp. 784-787. (10.1136/bmj.323.7316.784)
• Thapar, A. K. et al. 2001. Are serum anticonvulsant levels in people with epilepsy appropriately monitored?. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 7(3), pp. 335-338. (10.1046/j.1365-2753.2001.00289.x)

1999

• Edwards, A. G. et al. 1999. The presentation and management of breast symptoms in general practice in South Wales. The BRIDGE Study Group. British Journal of General Practice 49(447), pp. 811-812.
• Thapar, A. K. et al. 1999. Is EUROQOL a good summary measure of the quality of life of people with epilepsy?. Epilepsia 40, pp. 184-184.

1998

• Thapar, A. K., Stott, N. C., Richens, A. and Kerr, M. P. 1998. Attitudes of GPs to the care of people with epilepsy. Family Practice 15(5), pp. 437-442. (10.1093/fampra/15.5.437)
• Koppel, S. M. and Thapar, A. K. 1998. Treating blood needle phobia. Hospital Medicine 59(9), pp. 730-732.

1996

• Dearden, A., Smithers, M. and Thapar, A. K. 1996. Interruptions during general practice consultations--the patients' view. Family Practice 13(2), pp. 166-169. (10.1093/fampra/13.2.166)
• Thapar, A. K. 1996. Care of patients with epilepsy in the community: will new initiatives address old problems?. British Journal of General Practice 46(402), pp. 37-42.

1994

• Thapar, A. K. 1994. Educating Asthmatic Patients in Primary Care: a Pilot Study of Small Group Education. Family Practice 11(1), pp. 39-43. (10.1093/fampra/11.1.39)

1992

• Thapar, A. K. and Thapar, A. 1992. Psychological sequelae of miscarriage: a controlled study using the general health questionnaire and the hospital anxiety and depression scale.. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) 42(356), pp. 94-96.