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Dr Christopher Eaton
Research Associate, Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences
Overview
I joined the Wolfson Centre for Young People's Mental Health in March 2021. I work across the Centre and Welsh Government, to ensure the Centre’s research is informed by Welsh Government policy priorities for youth mental health, and in turn that our research can contribute to national policy development and evaluation in this area.
My broader research interests include exploring the prevalence and causes of mental health problems in children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental outcomes such as autism, intellectual disability and epilepsy. I am particularly interested in better understanding the signs and symptoms of depression in young people with neurodevelopmental disorders and how best to assess and treat depression in these children and adolescents.
Publication
2024
- Reed, H., Thapar, A., Riglin, L., Collishaw, S. and Eaton, C. B. 2024. The unequal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on young adults' mental health. Predictors of vulnerability and resilience using longitudinal birth cohort data in the UK. Journal of Adolescence (10.1002/jad.12400)
2023
- Eaton, C., Roarty, K., Doval, N., Shetty, S., Goodall, K. and Rhodes, S. M. 2023. The prevalence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder without intellectual disability: a systematic review. Journal of Attention Disorders 27(12), pp. 1360-1376. (10.1177/10870547231177466)
- Rhodes, S. M. et al. 2023. Lived experiences of depression in autistic children and adolescents: A qualitative study on child and parent perspectives. Research in Developmental Disabilities 138, article number: 104516. (10.1016/j.ridd.2023.104516)
2022
- Donnelly, N. A. et al. 2022. Sleep EEG in young people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: A cross-sectional study of slow-waves, spindles and correlations with memory and neurodevelopmental symptoms. eLife 11, article number: e75482. (10.7554/elife.75482)
- Eaton, C., Yong, K., Walter, V., Mbizvo, G. K., Rhodes, S. and Chin, R. F. 2022. Stimulant and non-stimulant drug therapy for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and epilepsy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2022(7), article number: CD013136. (10.1002/14651858.cd013136.pub2)
2021
- Eaton, C. et al. 2021. A systematic review of the behaviours associated with depression in people with severe-profound intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 65(3), pp. 211-229. (10.1111/jir.12807)
2020
- Eaton, C. B. et al. 2020. Response to letter to editor: 'Knowing when and how to use epilepsy screening questionnaires'. Epilepsia 61(4), pp. 826-827. (10.1111/epi.16463)
2019
- Eaton, C. B. et al. 2019. Prevalence and aetiology of epileptic seizures in young people with 22Q11.2 Deletion syndrome and relationships with other neurodevelopmental disorders. Presented at: SSBP 22nd Educational Day and Research Symposium 2019, Birmingham, England, 4-6 September 2019, Vol. 63. Vol. 9. Wiley pp. 1080., (10.1111/jir.12676)
- Eaton, C. et al. 2019. Epilepsy and seizures in young people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: prevalence and links with other neurodevelopmental disorders. Epilepsia 60(5), pp. 818-829. (10.1111/epi.14722)
2018
- Eaton, C. 2018. Epileptic seizures and epilepsy in young people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: prevalence and links with other neurodevelopmental disorders. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Articles
- Reed, H., Thapar, A., Riglin, L., Collishaw, S. and Eaton, C. B. 2024. The unequal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on young adults' mental health. Predictors of vulnerability and resilience using longitudinal birth cohort data in the UK. Journal of Adolescence (10.1002/jad.12400)
- Eaton, C., Roarty, K., Doval, N., Shetty, S., Goodall, K. and Rhodes, S. M. 2023. The prevalence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder without intellectual disability: a systematic review. Journal of Attention Disorders 27(12), pp. 1360-1376. (10.1177/10870547231177466)
- Rhodes, S. M. et al. 2023. Lived experiences of depression in autistic children and adolescents: A qualitative study on child and parent perspectives. Research in Developmental Disabilities 138, article number: 104516. (10.1016/j.ridd.2023.104516)
- Donnelly, N. A. et al. 2022. Sleep EEG in young people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: A cross-sectional study of slow-waves, spindles and correlations with memory and neurodevelopmental symptoms. eLife 11, article number: e75482. (10.7554/elife.75482)
- Eaton, C., Yong, K., Walter, V., Mbizvo, G. K., Rhodes, S. and Chin, R. F. 2022. Stimulant and non-stimulant drug therapy for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and epilepsy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2022(7), article number: CD013136. (10.1002/14651858.cd013136.pub2)
- Eaton, C. et al. 2021. A systematic review of the behaviours associated with depression in people with severe-profound intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 65(3), pp. 211-229. (10.1111/jir.12807)
- Eaton, C. B. et al. 2020. Response to letter to editor: 'Knowing when and how to use epilepsy screening questionnaires'. Epilepsia 61(4), pp. 826-827. (10.1111/epi.16463)
- Eaton, C. et al. 2019. Epilepsy and seizures in young people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: prevalence and links with other neurodevelopmental disorders. Epilepsia 60(5), pp. 818-829. (10.1111/epi.14722)
Conferences
- Eaton, C. B. et al. 2019. Prevalence and aetiology of epileptic seizures in young people with 22Q11.2 Deletion syndrome and relationships with other neurodevelopmental disorders. Presented at: SSBP 22nd Educational Day and Research Symposium 2019, Birmingham, England, 4-6 September 2019, Vol. 63. Vol. 9. Wiley pp. 1080., (10.1111/jir.12676)
Thesis
- Eaton, C. 2018. Epileptic seizures and epilepsy in young people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: prevalence and links with other neurodevelopmental disorders. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Biography
Research Experience
2019-2021: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Unviersity of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
2018-2019: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, School of Pscyhology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Education
2015-2019: PhD, MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
2012-2015: BSc in Psychology (First Class Honours), University of York, York, UK.
