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.
I am interested in research and clinical work from child to adult life, and mental health difficulties in this key transitional period, and 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 (London).
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 am affiliated with the Wolfson Centre for Young People's Mental Health. I am also involved in other projects including the Early Prediction of Adolescent Depression (EPAD) study, the PAMAd study to evaluate mental health services in Georgia, the TRIUMPH youth mental health network and the co-development of ADHD digital resources. I am a teaching lead for child and adolescent psychiatry at Cardiff University.
Publications
2023
- Stephens, A. et al. 2023. Developing and validating a prediction model of adolescent major depressive disorder in the offspring of depressed parents. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 64(3), pp. 367-375. (10.1111/jcpp.13704)
2022
- Warne, N. et al. 2022. Collecting genetic samples and linked mental health data from adolescents in schools: protocol co-production and a mixed-methods pilot of feasibility and acceptability. BMJ Open 12(2), article number: e049283. (10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049283)
- Bevan-Jones, R. et al. 2022. Digital technologies to support adolescents with depression and anxiety. BJPsych Advances (10.1192/bja.2022.3)
- Makhashvili, N. et al. 2022. A transdiagnostic psychosocial prevention-intervention service for young people in the Republic of Georgia: early results of the effectiveness study. European Journal of Psychotraumatology 13(1), article number: 2060606. (10.1080/20008198.2022.2060606)
2021
- Weavers, B. et al. 2021. The antecedents and outcomes of persistent and remitting adolescent depressive symptom trajectories: a longitudinal, population-based English study. The Lancet Psychiatry 8(12), pp. 1053-1061. (10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00281-9)
- Powell, V. et al. 2021. ADHD in adults with recurrent depression. Journal of Affective Disorders 295, pp. 1153-1160. (10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.010)
- Eyre, O. et al. 2021. Validation of the short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire in young adulthood. Journal of Affective Disorders 294, pp. 883-888. (10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.090)
- 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)
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., 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)
- Bevan Jones, R., Thomas, J., Lewis, J. T., Read, S. M. and Jones, I. 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., Eyre, O., Doherty, J. L. and Bevan-Jones, R. 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., 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)
- Bevan Jones, R., Thapar, A., Lewis, G. and Zammit, S. 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)