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Dr Sharifah Shameem Syed Salim Agha
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Teams and roles for Sharifah Shameem Syed Salim Agha
Honorary Lecturer, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences
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.
Publication
2025
- Morris, D. et al., 2025. Content of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder psychoeducation packages: scoping review. BJPsych Bulletin (10.1192/bjb.2025.10121)
- Williams, T. et al. 2025. Reflections on the manifestation of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in girls from young adults with lived experiences: a qualitative study. The British Journal of Psychiatry 227 (5), pp.775-782. (10.1192/bjp.2025.10376)
2023
- Bevan-Jones, R. et al. 2023. Digital technologies to support adolescents with depression and anxiety. BJPsych Advances 29 (4), pp.239-253. (10.1192/bja.2022.3)
- 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) 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. 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)
- 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)
2021
- 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)
- 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)
- Riglin, L. et al. 2021. Investigating the validity of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire to assess ADHD in young adulthood. Psychiatry Research 301 113984. (10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113984)
2020
- Agha, S. S. et al. 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) 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 10 135. (10.1038/s41398-020-0821-y)
2018
- Fraser, A. et al. 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. 2017. Associations between parental psychopathology and markers of severity in children with ADHD. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
- Agha, S. S. et al. 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)
2013
- Agha, S. S. et al. 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)
- 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)
2011
- Hassan, A. et al., 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.
Articles
- Agha, S. S. et al. 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)
- Agha, S. S. et al. 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. et al. 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. 2023. Digital technologies to support adolescents with depression and anxiety. BJPsych Advances 29 (4), pp.239-253. (10.1192/bja.2022.3)
- Bevan-Jones, R. et al. 2020. A digital intervention for adolescent depression 'MoodHwb': mixed-methods feasibility evaluation. JMIR Mental Health 7 (7) e14536. (10.2196/14536)
- 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)
- Fraser, A. et al. 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)
- 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)
- Hassan, A. et al., 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.
- 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) e32. (10.1192/bjo.2022.636)
- 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)
- Martin, J. et al. 2020. A brief report: de novo copy number variants in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Translational Psychiatry 10 135. (10.1038/s41398-020-0821-y)
- 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)
- Morris, D. et al., 2025. Content of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder psychoeducation packages: scoping review. BJPsych Bulletin (10.1192/bjb.2025.10121)
- 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)
- Riglin, L. et al. 2021. Investigating the validity of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire to assess ADHD in young adulthood. Psychiatry Research 301 113984. (10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113984)
- 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)
- 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)
- Williams, T. et al. 2025. Reflections on the manifestation of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in girls from young adults with lived experiences: a qualitative study. The British Journal of Psychiatry 227 (5), pp.775-782. (10.1192/bjp.2025.10376)
Thesis
- Agha, S. S. 2017. Associations between parental psychopathology and markers of severity in children with ADHD. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
Research
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.
Contact Details
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+44 29206 88453
Hadyn Ellis Building, Room Room 2.27, Maindy Road, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ
+44 29206 88453
Hadyn Ellis Building, Room Room 2.27, Maindy Road, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ
