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Research interests
Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Self-harm, School mental health, Epidemiology
Biographical details
Dr Sophie Epstein is an MRC Clinical Research Training Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Her research interests are in child and adolescent mental health epidemiology, school-based mental health, early intervention and prevention, with a particular focus on self-harm and suicide.
Sophie qualified in Medicine from the University of Bristol in 2009 and is training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. She is currently completing a PhD exploring school attendance patterns as predictors of self-harm in adolescents.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
SLaM South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
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A multisite comparison using electronic health records and natural language processing to identify the association between suicidality and hospital readmission amongst patients with eating disorders
Cliffe, C., Cusick, M., Vellupillai, S., Shear, M., Downs, J., Epstein, S., Pathak, J. & Dutta, R., Aug 2023, In: International Journal of Eating Disorders. 56, 8, p. 1581-1592 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A multi-site comparison using electronic health records and natural language processing to identify the association between suicidality and hospital readmission amongst patients with eating disorders
Cliffe, C., Cusick, M., Velupillai, S., Shear, M., Downs, J., Epstein, S., Pathak, J. & Dutta, R., 21 Apr 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Eating Disorders.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Examining the acceptability of actigraphic devices in children using qualitative and quantitative approaches: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Morris, A. C., Telesia, L., Wickersham, A., Epstein, S., Matcham, F., Sonuga-Barke, E. & Downs, J., 1 Mar 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 3, p. e070597 e070597.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Autism spectrum disorders as a risk factor for adolescent self-harm: a retrospective cohort study of 113,286 young people in the UK
Widnall, E., Epstein, S., Polling, C., Velupillai, S., Jewell, A., Dutta, R., Simonoff, E., Stewart, R., Gilbert, R., Ford, T., Hotopf, M., Hayes, R. D. & Downs, J., 29 Apr 2022, In: BMC Medicine. 20, 1, p. 137 137.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Systematic review and meta-analysis: The association between child and adolescent depression and later educational attainment
Wickersham, A., Sugg, H. V. R., Epstein, S., Stewart, R., Ford, T. & Downs, J., 23 Oct 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Projects
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Thesis
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Examining school absence as a predictor of mental health problems and self-harm in adolescents: A series of longitudinal studies using linked mental health and education data
Author: Epstein, S., 1 Mar 2024Supervisor: Dutta, R. (Supervisor), Morgan, C. (Supervisor), Downs, J. (Supervisor) & Ford, T. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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