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| VOICESVOICES is a Welcome Trust funded research project based within the BIOS Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science. VOICES brings the perspectives and experiences of children into international debates around rising child psychiatric diagnoses and the increasing use of drugs in child psychiatry. These voices will contribute to an empirical evidence base that will help to inform ethical debate, clinical judgment, and national policy. This research project investigates children’s perspectives on these ethical concepts and concerns. A primary aim of the study is to understand whether children’s perspectives and experiences support claims about the potential harms of stimulant medication. Up to 100 children, ages 9-14, will be interviewed in two national contexts: the US and the UK. Three groups of children will be interviewed: children who are taking stimulants for a diagnosis of ADHD; children who have a diagnosis of ADHD but are unmedicated; and children without a diagnosis of mental disorder. NewsConference Announcement: Improving Life Chances for Young people with ADHDDr Ilina Singh will be speaking at The Royal College of Psychiatrists' Conference on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008. Booking is required. You can find more information about the conference and register for the event here. VOICES on the RadioThe All in the Mind programme (archive record: 17 June 2008) talked to Dr Ilina Singh about the VOICES project and featured a group of children with ADHD talking about their views on ADHD and medication. Participants needed for VOICES StudyThe VOICES team are currently recruiting 3 groups of children in the UK to participate in the project: 1) Children with ADHD who take stimulant medication (e.g. Ritalin, Concerta) Age Group? We would like to hear from children who are aged 9-14 What does the research involve? There will be one interview with each child which will last no more than 1 and a half hours. There will also be some questionnaires for a parent to complete. Participants will receive a HMV voucher and reimbursement for travel expenses. If you are interested please email: bios.voices@lse.ac.uk **Please note that in August 2008 Sinéad Keenan will finish working with the VOICES study. From September 2008, Caitlin Connors will be the main contact for the project.** Meanwhile for further information about this study, please contact: Dr Ilina Singh Wellcome Trust Grant# 080209 ^ Back to top
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