Neurodivergence. Mental health, suicidality, self harm Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will receive a combined assessment pathway consisting of:
1. Therapeutic Assessment (TA) – a collaborative, brief therapeutic approach designed to help young people and families develop a
Sponsors
University of Glasgow
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 18 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children and young people aged 12 years to 17 years 12 months 2. Presentation to crisis services following self-harm and/or suicidal ideation 3. Identified as potentially neurodivergent through clinical judgement and/or previous referral to a Neurodevelopmental Service 4. Participant and family willing and able to provide informed consent/assent as appropriate
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Requiring immediate inpatient psychiatric admission 2. Therapeutic Assessment deemed clinically inappropriate, including: 1.1. requirement for an interpreter 1.2. pre-existing intellectual disability 1.3. need for assessment of possible intellectual disability or FASD 1.4. psychosis or significant reality distortion 1.5. intoxication or inebriation 1.6. immediate risk of serious violence or suicide requiring admission 3. Existing established neurodevelopmental diagnosis 4. Lack of capacity to provide informed consent or assent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility and acceptability of the TANDA pathway measured using recruitment rate, retention rate, assessment completion rate, and participant/clinician acceptability questionnaires at enrolment to completion of assessment pathway (approximately 4–8 weeks) | — |
Countries
Scotland, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactJason Lang
Outcome results
None listed