Dr Rhys Bevan-Jones
Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences
- bevanjonesr1@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 29206 88451
- Room 2.27, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ
- Welsh speaking
Overview
I am a psychiatrist and researcher at the Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences.
In 2018, I was awarded a Post Doctoral Fellowship by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and Health and Care Research Wales (HCRW) - to refine and conduct a trial of a digital programme for adolescent depression.
This programme was developed as part of my NIHR/HCRW Doctoral Research Fellowship (2013-2017). I have also worked on the Early Prediction of Adolescent Depression (EPAD) study, and other projects in the department.
I am particularly interested in research and clinical work from child to adult life, and mental health difficulties in this key transitional period. I am dual-trained in child/adolescent and adult psychiatry.
I am also interested in the role of visual and digital media in mental health, and have studied illustration and graphic design (at Central St Martins and Kingston University). I am a teaching lead for child and adolescent psychiatry at Cardiff University, and was recently a public engagement officer with the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales.
Biography
Publications
2020
- Bevan Jones, R.et al. 2020. Practitioner review: Co-design of digital mental health technologies with children and young people. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 61(8), pp. 928-940. (10.1111/jcpp.13258)
- 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)
2018
- 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.et al. 2017. Psychoeducational interventions in adolescent depression: A systematic review. Patient Education and Counseling (10.1016/j.pec.2017.10.015)
- Bevan Jones, R.et al. 2017. Translation: From bench to brain – Using the visual arts and metaphors to engage and educate. Research for All 1(2), pp. 265-283. (10.18546/RFA.01.2.04)
- 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)
- Bevan-Jones, R. 2017. Developing and evaluating an online psychoeducation package for adolescent depression. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2016
- 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)
- Cooper, M.et al. 2016. Gaining approvals for mental health research in the NHS. BJPscyh Advances 22(1), pp. 64-72. (10.1192/apt.bp.114.014035)
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)
- Bennett, C., Bevan-Jones, R. and Smith, D. 2014. Prevention strategies for adolescent depression. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment 20(2), pp. 116-124. (10.1192/apt.bp.112.010314)
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)
2012
- Thapar, A. K.et al. 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)
- Bevan Jones, R.et al. 2012. The association between early autistic traits and psychotic experiences in adolescence. Schizophrenia Research 135(1-3), pp. 164-169. (10.1016/j.schres.2011.11.037)