Dr Sharifah Shameem Agha
Honorary Lecturer, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences
- aghas10@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2068 8453
- Room 2.27, Hadyn Ellis Building, Maindy Road, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ
Overview
I am an honorary lecturer in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Section within the Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences and a lecturer with the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
My research interest is in the area of understanding risk factors and clinical outcomes associated with neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents. I am also interested in the co-production and development of ADHD digital resources and am involved in public and stakeholder engagement to raise awareness about ADHD.
Biography
Publications
2023
- Lynham, A. J. et al. 2023. DRAGON-Data: A platform and protocol for integrating genomic and phenotypic data across large psychiatric cohorts. BJPsych Open 9(2), article number: e32. (10.1192/bjo.2022.636)
- Martin, J. et al. 2023. Investigating direct and indirect genetic effects in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder using parent-offspring trios. Biological Psychiatry 93(1), pp. 37-44. (10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.06.008)
2022
- Riglin, L. et al. 2022. “Late-onset” ADHD symptoms in young adulthood: is this the same as child-onset ADHD?. Journal of Attention Disorders 26(10), pp. 1271-1282. (10.1177/10870547211066486)
- Riglin, L. et al. 2022. Assessment of age-at-onset criterion for adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. British Journal of Psychiatry 220(2), pp. 73-75. (10.1192/bjp.2021.122)
- Bevan-Jones, R. et al. 2022. Digital technologies to support adolescents with depression and anxiety. BJPsych Advances (10.1192/bja.2022.3)
2021
- 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)
- Martin, J. et al. 2021. Sex differences in anxiety and depression in children with ADHD investigating genetic liability and comorbidity. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics 186(7), pp. 412-422. (10.1002/ajmg.b.32842)
- 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
- Agha, S. S., Zammit, S., Thapar, A. and Langley, K. 2020. Parent psychopathology and neurocognitive functioning in children with ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders 24(13), pp. 1836-1846. (10.1177/1087054717718262)
- 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)
- Martin, J. et al. 2020. A brief report: de novo copy number variants in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Translational Psychiatry 10, article number: 135. (10.1038/s41398-020-0821-y)
2018
- Fraser, A., Cooper, M., Agha, S. S., Collishaw, S., Rice, F., Thapar, A. and Eyre, O. 2018. The presentation of depression symptoms in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: comparing child and parent reports. Child and Adolescent Mental Health 23(3), pp. 243-250. (10.1111/camh.12253)
2017
- Agha, S. S., Zammit, S., Thapar, A. and Langley, K. 2017. Maternal psychopathology and offspring clinical outcome: a four-year follow-up of boys with ADHD. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 26(2), pp. 253-262. (10.1007/s00787-016-0873-y)
- Agha, S. S. 2017. Associations between parental psychopathology and markers of severity in children with ADHD. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2013
- Hamshere, M. L. et al. 2013. High loading of polygenic risk for ADHD in children with comorbid aggression. American Journal of Psychiatry 170(8), pp. 909-916. (10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12081129)
- Agha, S. S., Zammit, S., Thapar, A. and Langley, K. 2013. Are parental ADHD problems associated with a more severe clinical presentation and greater family adversity in children with ADHD?. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 22(6), pp. 369-377. (10.1007/s00787-013-0378-x)
2011
- Hassan, A., Agha, S. S., Langley, K. and Thapar, A. 2011. Prevalence of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. British Journal of Psychiatry 198(3), pp. 195-198. (10.1192/bjp.bp.110.078741)
- Langley, K. et al. 2011. Clinical and cognitive characteristics of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, with and without copy number variants. British Journal of Psychiatry 199(5), pp. 398-403.
I am an honorary lecturer in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Section within the Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences and a lecturer with the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
My research interest is in the area of understanding risk factors and clinical outcomes associated with neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents. I am also interested in the co-production and development of ADHD digital resources and am involved in public and stakeholder engagement to raise awareness about ADHD.