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EMAIL sasn2@medschl.cam.ac.uk
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  • Psychiatry
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    Research Theme Lifelong Brain Development and Brain Ageing The Social Brain
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    Keywords

  • Adolescent Depression
  • Adolescent Mental Health
  • Androgens
  • Birth Cohort
  • Causality Analysis
  • Child &Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Childhood Adversity
  • Clinical & Lifecourse Epidemiology

    • Clinical Conditions

  • Depressive disorders
  • Eating disorders

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  • Cross-sectional and cohort studies
  • Statistical analysis

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    Dr Sharon Neufeld

    University Position
    Senior Research Associate
    Wellcome Early Career Fellow
    Dr Sharon Neufeld is pleased to consider applications from prospective PhD students.

    Interests

    I am a quantitative psychologist interested in understanding the course and interplay of multiple domains of mental health in children and young people. I am currently funded by a 5-year Wellcome Trust award to elucidate mental health treatment effectiveness using causal modelling in population-based data, with linkage to routine NHS and educational records. I have shown how treatment-as-usual mental health services are associated with a subsequent reduction in adolescent depression and transdiagnostic distress, and improvements in family support. My work seeks to understand factors contributing to depression, self-harm, and psychological distress in young people, encompassing longitudinal modelling of transdiagnostic mental illness and wellbeing, and identification of high-risk trajectories. Such efforts aim to elucidate the aetiology of emerging mental health problems in children and young people, reveal targets for prevention and treatment, and map out how services can be improved.

    Collaborators

    Cambridge
  • Tamsin Ford
  • Peter Jones
  • Paul Wilkinson
  • Ian Goodyer
  • Melissa Hines
  • Kate Baker
  • Varun Warrier
  • Anne-Marie Burn

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    Key Publications

    How do the prevalence and relative risk of non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal thoughts vary across the population distribution of common mental distress (the p factor)? Observational analyses replicated in two independent UK cohorts of young people.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032494
    Journal: BMJ Open
    E-pub date: 11 May 2020
    Authors: E Polek, SAS Neufeld, P Wilkinson, I Goodyer, M St Clair, G Prabhu, R Dolan, ET Bullmore, P Fonagy, J Stochl, PB Jones

    Reduction in adolescent depression after contact with mental health services: a longitudinal cohort study in the UK.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(17)30002-0
    Journal: Lancet Psychiatry
    E-pub date: 1 Feb 2017
    Authors: SAS Neufeld, VJ Dunn, PB Jones, TJ Croudace, IM Goodyer

    Publications

    Similarities and differences in the functions of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) across gender non-conforming and cisgender young adults.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.224
    Journal: J Affect Disord
    E-pub date: 15 Dec 2024
    Authors: NM Lutz, SR Chamberlain, JE Grant, C Lochner, PO Wilkinson, TJ Ford, SAS Neufeld

    Longitudinal and Gender Measurement Invariance of the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/10731911241229573
    Journal: Assessment
    E-pub date: 1 Dec 2024
    Authors: P Schlechter, SAS Neufeld

    Gender, age, and longitudinal measurement invariance of child and adolescent depression scales: A systematic review.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2024.102481
    Journal: Clin Psychol Rev
    E-pub date: 1 Nov 2024
    Authors: P Schlechter, M Hillmann, SAS Neufeld

    An axis of genetic heterogeneity in autism is indexed by age at diagnosis and is associated with varying developmental and mental health profiles.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.31.24311279
    Journal: medRxiv
    E-pub date: 2 Aug 2024
    Authors: X Zhang, J Grove, Y Gu, CK Buus, LK Nielsen, SAS Neufeld, M Koko, DS Malawsky, E Wade, E Verhoef, A Gui, L Hegemann, APEX consortium, iPSYCH Autism Consortium, PGC-PTSD Consortium, DH Geschwind, NR Wray, A Havdahl, A Ronald, B St Pourcain, EB Robinson, T Bourgeron, S Baron-Cohen, AD Børglum, HC Martin, V Warrier

    Measurement Invariance in Longitudinal Bifactor Models: Review and Application Based on the p Factor.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/10731911231182687
    Journal: Assessment
    E-pub date: 1 Jun 2024
    Authors: SAS Neufeld, M St Clair, J Brodbeck, PO Wilkinson, IM Goodyer, PB Jones

    5-year mental health outcomes for children and adolescents presenting with psychiatric symptoms to general practitioners in England: a retrospective cohort study.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00038-5
    Journal: Lancet Psychiatry
    E-pub date: 1 Apr 2024
    Authors: M Senior, M Pierce, VP Taxiarchi, S Garg, D Edge, T Newlove-Delgado, SAS Neufeld, KM Abel

    Transitions from child and adolescent to adult mental health services for eating disorders: an in-depth systematic review and development of a transition framework.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-00984-3
    Journal: Journal of Eating Disorders
    E-pub date: 7 Mar 2024
    Authors: A Ragnhildstveit, N Tuteja, P Seli, L Smart, N Uzun, LC Bass, AC Miranda, TJ Ford, SAS Neufeld

    Factors That Influence Meeting the Recommended Weekly Physical Activity Target Among Older People With Physical Multimorbidity: Evidence From 6 Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2023-0473
    Journal: J Phys Act Health
    E-pub date: 1 Mar 2024
    Authors: L Smith, DK Yon, L Butler, K Kostev, C Brayne, Y Barnett, BR Underwood, JI Shin, M Rahmati, SAS Neufeld, A Ragnhildstveit, GF López Sánchez, A Koyanagi

    Cohort Profile Update: The Neuroscience in Psychiatry Network (NSPN) 2400 cohort during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyad095
    Journal: Int J Epidemiol
    E-pub date: 25 Dec 2023
    Authors: A Wiedemann, J Bhatti, RW Hook, SAS Neufeld, NSPN Consortium, RJ Dolan, P Fonagy, I Goodyer, ET Bullmore, SR Chamberlain, PB Jones

    The development of depressive symptoms in older adults from a network perspective in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-023-02659-0
    Journal: Transl Psychiatry
    E-pub date: 25 Nov 2023
    Authors: P Schlechter, TJ Ford, SAS Neufeld

    Predictors of time-varying and time-invariant components of psychological distress during COVID-19 in the U.K. Household Longitudinal Study (understanding society).

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001237
    Journal: Psychol Assess
    E-pub date: 1 Nov 2023
    Authors: P Schlechter, TJ Ford, S McManus, SAS Neufeld

    The Eight-Item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale in the English Longitudinal Study of Aging: Longitudinal and Gender Invariance, Sum Score Models, and External Associations.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/10731911221138930
    Journal: Assessment
    E-pub date: 1 Oct 2023
    Authors: P Schlechter, TJ Ford, SAS Neufeld

    Relationship between severe mental illness and physical multimorbidity: a meta-analysis and call for action.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2023-300870
    Journal: BMJ Ment Health
    E-pub date: 1 Oct 2023
    Authors: D Pizzol, M Trott, L Butler, Y Barnett, T Ford, SA Neufeld, A Ragnhildstveit, CN Parris, BR Underwood, GF López Sánchez, M Fossey, C Brayne, E Fernandez-Egea, G Fond, L Boyer, JI Shin, S Pardhan, L Smith

    Depressive symptom networks in the UK general adolescent population and in those looked after by local authorities.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2023-300707
    Journal: BMJ Ment Health
    E-pub date: 31 Aug 2023
    Authors: P Schlechter, T Ford, SAS Neufeld

    Why Is Non-suicidal Self-injury More Common in Women? Mediation and Moderation Analyses of Psychological Distress, Emotion Dysregulation, and Impulsivity.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2022.2084004
    Journal: Arch Suicide Res
    E-pub date: 1 Aug 2023
    Authors: NM Lutz, SAS Neufeld, RW Hook, PB Jones, ET Bullmore, IM Goodyer, TJ Ford, SR Chamberlain, PO Wilkinson

    The Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire from adolescence to emerging adulthood: Measurement invariance across time and sex.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001222
    Journal: Psychol Assess
    E-pub date: 1 May 2023
    Authors: P Schlechter, PO Wilkinson, TJ Ford, SAS Neufeld

    Androgens and child behavior: Color and toy preferences in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH).

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2023.105310
    Journal: Horm Behav
    E-pub date: 1 Mar 2023
    Authors: SAS Neufeld, ML Collaer, D Spencer, V Pasterski, PC Hindmarsh, IA Hughes, C Acerini, M Hines

    The impact of the initial COVID-19 outbreak on young adults’ mental health: a longitudinal study of risk and resilience factors.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21053-2
    Journal: Sci Rep
    E-pub date: 5 Oct 2022
    Authors: A Wiedemann, J Stochl, SAS Neufeld, J Fritz, J Bhatti, RW Hook, NSPN Consortium, IM Goodyer, RJ Dolan, ET Bullmore, SR Chamberlain, P Fonagy, J Perez, PB Jones

    Prospective Pathways From Impulsivity to Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Youth.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2020.1811180
    Journal: Arch Suicide Res
    E-pub date: 1 Aug 2022
    Authors: M Cassels, S Neufeld, A-L van Harmelen, I Goodyer, P Wilkinson

    Device-measured sleep onset and duration in the development of depressive symptoms in adolescence.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.051
    Journal: J Affect Disord
    E-pub date: 1 Aug 2022
    Authors: EA Thorburn-Winsor, SAS Neufeld, H Rowthorn, EMF van Sluijs, S Brage, PB Jones, IM Goodyer, EM Winpenny

    Investigating the relationship of COVID-19 related stress and media consumption with schizotypy, depression, and anxiety in cross-sectional surveys repeated throughout the pandemic in Germany and the UK.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.75893
    Journal: Elife
    E-pub date: 4 Jul 2022
    Authors: S Daimer, LL Mihatsch, SAS Neufeld, GK Murray, F Knolle

    Age and gender effects on non-suicidal self-injury, and their interplay with psychological distress.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.03.021
    Journal: J Affect Disord
    E-pub date: 1 Jun 2022
    Authors: PO Wilkinson, T Qiu, C Jesmont, SAS Neufeld, SP Kaur, PB Jones, IM Goodyer

    The burden of young people’s mental health conditions in Europe: No cause for complacency.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100364
    Journal: Lancet Reg Health Eur
    E-pub date: 1 May 2022
    Authors: SAS Neufeld

    The relationship of COVID-19 related stress and media consumption with schizotypy, depression and anxiety

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.26.21266896
    Journal:
    E-pub date: 1 Aug 2021
    Authors: S Daimer, L Mihatsch, SAS Neufeld, GK Murray, F Knolle

    The Youth and Childhood Adversity Scale: a step towards developing a new measure of adversity and its severity.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1981573
    Journal: Eur J Psychotraumatol
    E-pub date: 1 Aug 2021
    Authors: P Schlechter, J Fritz, M Cassels, SAS Neufeld, PO Wilkinson

    Decision-making ability, psychopathology, and brain connectivity.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.04.019
    Journal: Neuron
    E-pub date: 16 Jun 2021
    Authors: M Moutoussis, B Garzón, S Neufeld, DR Bach, F Rigoli, I Goodyer, E Bullmore, NSPN Consortium, M Guitart-Masip, RJ Dolan

    Associations between baseline cortisol and trajectory of symptom improvement in depressed adolescents receiving psychological therapy.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.03.046
    Journal: J Affect Disord
    E-pub date: 15 May 2021
    Authors: A Chadha, S Neufeld, IM Goodyer, P Fonagy, N Midgley, PO Wilkinson

    Prenatal androgen exposure and children’s gender-typed behavior and toy and playmate preferences.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2020.104889
    Journal: Horm Behav
    E-pub date: 1 Jan 2021
    Authors: D Spencer, V Pasterski, SAS Neufeld, V Glover, TG O'Connor, PC Hindmarsh, IA Hughes, CL Acerini, M Hines

    Trajectories of depression symptom change during and following treatment in adolescents with unipolar major depression.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13145
    Journal: J Child Psychol Psychiatry
    E-pub date: 1 May 2020
    Authors: SE Davies, SAS Neufeld, E van Sprang, L Schweren, R Keivit, P Fonagy, B Dubicka, R Kelvin, N Midgley, S Reynolds, M Target, P Wilkinson, AL van Harmelen, IM Goodyer

    Neurological Predictors of Symptom Trajectories During and Following Treatment of Adolescents With a Primary Diagnosis of Major Depression

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.03.430
    Journal: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
    E-pub date: 1 Aug 2019
    Authors: S Davies, S Neufeld, E van Sprang, L Schweren, R Keivit, P Fonagy, B Dubicka, R Kelvin, N Midgley, S Reynolds, M Target, P Wilkinson, A-L van Harmelen, J Suckling, I Goodyer

    Disaggregating physiological components of cortisol output: A novel approach to cortisol analysis in a clinical sample – A proof-of-principle study.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynstr.2019.100153
    Journal: Neurobiol Stress
    E-pub date: 1 Feb 2019
    Authors: VB Dobler, SAS Neufeld, PF Fletcher, J Perez, N Subramaniam, C Teufel, IM Goodyer

    Emotional and behavioral adjustment in 4 to 11-year-old boys and girls with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia and unaffected siblings.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.07.004
    Journal: Psychoneuroendocrinology
    E-pub date: 1 Nov 2018
    Authors: KTF Kung, D Spencer, V Pasterski, SAS Neufeld, PC Hindmarsh, IA Hughes, CL Acerini, M Hines

    Poor family functioning mediates the link between childhood adversity and adolescent nonsuicidal self-injury.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12866
    Journal: J Child Psychol Psychiatry
    E-pub date: 31 Aug 2018
    Authors: M Cassels, A-L van Harmelen, S Neufeld, I Goodyer, PB Jones, P Wilkinson

    The association between pubertal status and depressive symptoms and diagnoses in adolescent females: A population-based cohort study.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198804
    Journal: PLoS One
    E-pub date: 1 Aug 2018
    Authors: G Lewis, K Ioannidis, A-L van Harmelen, S Neufeld, J Stochl, G Lewis, PB Jones, I Goodyer

    Sporadic and recurrent non-suicidal self-injury before age 14 and incident onset of psychiatric disorders by 17 years: prospective cohort study.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2017.45
    Journal: Br J Psychiatry
    E-pub date: 1 Apr 2018
    Authors: PO Wilkinson, T Qiu, S Neufeld, PB Jones, IM Goodyer

    Prenatal androgen exposure and children’s aggressive behavior and activity level.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2017.09.012
    Journal: Horm Behav
    E-pub date: 1 Nov 2017
    Authors: D Spencer, V Pasterski, S Neufeld, V Glover, TG O'Connor, PC Hindmarsh, IA Hughes, CL Acerini, M Hines

    Adolescent friendships predict later resilient functioning across psychosocial domains in a healthy community cohort.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291717000836
    Journal: Psychol Med
    E-pub date: 1 Oct 2017
    Authors: A-L van Harmelen, RA Kievit, K Ioannidis, S Neufeld, PB Jones, E Bullmore, R Dolan, NSPN Consortium, P Fonagy, I Goodyer

    Characterising the latent structure and organisation of self-reported thoughts, feelings and behaviours in adolescents and young adults.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175381
    Journal: PLoS One
    E-pub date: 1 Aug 2017
    Authors: MC St Clair, S Neufeld, PB Jones, P Fonagy, ET Bullmore, RJ Dolan, M Moutoussis, U Toseeb, IM Goodyer

    Child and adolescent mental health services: longitudinal data sheds light on current policy for psychological interventions in the community.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1108/JPMH-03-2017-0013
    Journal: J Public Ment Health
    E-pub date: 1 Aug 2017
    Authors: SAS Neufeld, PB Jones, IM Goodyer

    Reduction in adolescent depression after contact with mental health services: a longitudinal cohort study in the UK.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(17)30140-2
    Journal: Lancet Psychiatry
    E-pub date: 1 May 2017
    Authors: SAS Neufeld, PB Jones, IM Goodyer

    No relationship between prenatal androgen exposure and autistic traits: convergent evidence from studies of children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia and of amniotic testosterone concentrations in typically developing children.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12602
    Journal: J Child Psychol Psychiatry
    E-pub date: 1 Dec 2016
    Authors: KTF Kung, D Spencer, V Pasterski, S Neufeld, V Glover, TG O'Connor, PC Hindmarsh, IA Hughes, CL Acerini, M Hines

    Prenatal androgen exposure alters girls’ responses to information indicating gender-appropriate behaviour.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2015.0125
    Journal: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
    E-pub date: 19 Feb 2016
    Authors: M Hines, V Pasterski, D Spencer, S Neufeld, P Patalay, PC Hindmarsh, IA Hughes, CL Acerini

    Increased Cross-Gender Identification Independent of Gender Role Behavior in Girls with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Results from a Standardized Assessment of 4- to 11-Year-Old Children.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-014-0385-0
    Journal: Arch Sex Behav
    E-pub date: 1 Jul 2015
    Authors: V Pasterski, KJ Zucker, PC Hindmarsh, IA Hughes, C Acerini, D Spencer, S Neufeld, M Hines

    Working memory performance is reduced in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2014.11.014
    Journal: Horm Behav
    E-pub date: 1 Jan 2015
    Authors: WV Browne, PC Hindmarsh, V Pasterski, IA Hughes, CL Acerini, D Spencer, S Neufeld, M Hines

    The development and psychometric properties of the HIV and Abuse Related Shame Inventory (HARSI).

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-0086-9
    Journal: AIDS Behav
    E-pub date: 1 May 2012
    Authors: SAS Neufeld, KJ Sikkema, RS Lee, A Kochman, NB Hansen

    A randomized clinical trial of a coping improvement group intervention for HIV-infected older adults.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-010-9292-6
    Journal: J Behav Med
    E-pub date: 1 Apr 2011
    Authors: TG Heckman, KJ Sikkema, N Hansen, A Kochman, V Heh, S Neufeld, AIDS and Aging Research Group

    Integrating HIV prevention into services for abused women in South Africa.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-009-9620-4
    Journal: AIDS Behav
    E-pub date: 1 Apr 2010
    Authors: KJ Sikkema, SA Neufeld, NB Hansen, R Mohlahlane, MJ Van Rensburg, MH Watt, AM Fox, M Crewe

    Factors affecting disclosure in South African HIV-positive pregnant women.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1089/apc.2007.0194
    Journal: AIDS Patient Care STDS
    E-pub date: 1 Nov 2008
    Authors: JD Makin, BWC Forsyth, MJ Visser, KJ Sikkema, S Neufeld, B Jeffery

    To tell or not to tell: South African women’s disclosure of HIV status during pregnancy.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1080/09540120701842779
    Journal: AIDS Care
    E-pub date: 1 Oct 2008
    Authors: MJ Visser, S Neufeld, A de Villiers, JD Makin, BWC Forsyth

    SCALE DEVELOPMENT OF A MEASURE TO ASSESS COMMUNITY-BASED AND CLINICAL INTERVENTION GROUP ENVIRONMENTS.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.20193
    Journal: J Community Psychol
    E-pub date: 1 Apr 2008
    Authors: PA Wilson, NB Hansen, N Tarakeshwar, S Neufeld, A Kochman, KJ Sikkema

    Effects of a coping intervention on transmission risk behavior among people living with HIV/AIDS and a history of childhood sexual abuse.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0b013e318160d727
    Journal: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
    E-pub date: 1 Apr 2008
    Authors: KJ Sikkema, PA Wilson, NB Hansen, A Kochman, S Neufeld, MS Ghebremichael, T Kershaw

    Outcomes from a group intervention for coping with HIV/AIDS and childhood sexual abuse: reductions in traumatic stress.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-006-9149-8
    Journal: AIDS Behav
    E-pub date: 1 Jan 2007
    Authors: KJ Sikkema, NB Hansen, A Kochman, N Tarakeshwar, S Neufeld, CS Meade, AM Fox

    Gender, age, and longitudinal measurement invariance of child and adolescent depression scales: A systematic review.

    DOI:
    Journal: Clinical Psychology Review. 113:102481
    Year: 2024
    Authors: Schlechter P, Hillmann M, Neufeld SAS.