Project Details page

Overview

We are inviting qualified mental health professionals who work with children and young people in the UK to take part in a short research study.

The study aims to understand how clinicians make diagnostic and treatment decisions when given brief clinical information. By looking at decision-making across different professional backgrounds, this research hopes to improve understanding of how assessments and treatment planning are approached in practice.

To ensure the study results are reliable, some details about the purpose of the study cannot be fully explained before you take part. Full information will be provided after participation.

What will taking part involve?

• Reading two short clinical vignettes about a child.
• Answering three questions after each vignette about:
  • Possible diagnoses
  • Treatment options you would consider
  • Factors that influenced your decisions

The study takes 10-15 minutes to complete.

Participation is online and entirely voluntary. You are free to withdraw from the study at any time up until 14 March 2027. After this date, your data will be anonymised, and it will no longer be possible to withdraw it. 

Who can take part?

We are looking for qualified mental health professionals based in the UK who work with children and young people aged 0–18. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Clinical psychologists
• Counselling psychologists
• Psychiatrists
• Mental health nurses
• Therapists (e.g. CBT, systemic, counselling, art, drama, music)
• Social workers
• Other qualified mental health practitioners

Rewards

As a thank you for your time, you can choose to enter a prize draw to win one of eight £50 Amazon vouchers after completing the study.

Are you interested in taking part? 

Please fill in this form.