Publications
2026
French, B., Newell, V., Nalbant, G., Wright, H., Daley, D., Cassidy, S. (2026) Adverse outcomes for autistic people: an umbrella review of mental health, physical health, social and lifestyle domains. Frontiers in Psychiatry.
French, B., Groom, M. (2026) The Nottinghamshire Neurodiversity Network: building a multidisciplinary team of experts to improve pathways to care. Frontiers in Health Services.
Ferguson, E., O’Hagan, N., Mills, R., Pal, M., Smith, R., Davison, K., … & Brailsford, S. R. (2026) The neurodivergent blood donor: Fairness, discrimination, screening, and behavior. Transfusion.
Van der Oord, S., Vanaken, G. J., & French, B. (2026). Can the neurodiversity approach apply to ADHD? Exploring the lived experience of ADHD as neurodivergence. Journal of Attention Disorders, 10870547261459222.
Pelton, M., Newell, V., French, B., Wadman, R., Townsend, E., & Cassidy, S. (2026). Exploring patterns of self-harm in autistic adults using the Card Sort Task for Self-Harm. Autism, 13623613261447926.
2025
NHS England. Report of the Independent ADHD Taskforce: Part 1. (2025).
NHS England. Report of the Independent ADHD Taskforce: Part 2. (2025).
Warburton, M., French, B., Shore, E., Wood, M. L., & Mon-Williams, M. (2025). School readiness as a signal of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a population-based cohort study highlighting structural inequalities. Archives of disease in childhood.
French, B., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Babbage, C., Cassidy, S., Alshukry, A., Jackson, J., & Tangen, J. (2025). Non-genuine participation in online research: Guidance on handling potential non-genuine participants in online research.
French, B., Dekkers, T. J., Barclay, I., Black, M. H., Bölte, S., Daley, D., … & Martin, J. (2025). The power of words: respectful language in ADHD research. Lancet Psychiatry.
French, B., Wright, H., Daley, D., Vallejos, E. P., Sayal, K., & Hall, C. L. (2025). Evaluation and Uptake of an Online ADHD Psychoeducation Training for Primary Care Health Care Professionals: Implementation Study. JMIR Medical Education, 11(1), e59365.
Kooij, J. J. S., De Jong, M., Agnew-Blais, J. C., Amoretti, S., Bang Madsen, K., Barclay, I., … & Wynchank, D. S. (2025). Research Advances and Future Directions in Female ADHD: The Lifelong Interplay of Hormonal Fluctuations with Mood, Cognition, and Disease. Frontiers in Global Women’s Health, 6, 1613628.
Gudka, R., McGlynn, E., Lister, K., Shaw, N., Pitchforth, E., Mughal, F., French, B., Headly Ward, J., Newlove-Delgado, T., & Price, A. (2025). Digital health interventions with healthcare information and self-management resources for young people with ADHD. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
2024
Parker, A., French, B., Groom, M. J., & Hall, C. L. (2024). Understanding the Barriers and Facilitators Experienced by Healthcare Professionals in Providing Care for Tics: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review of Clinical Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices. BMC Medical Education.
French, B., Babbage, C., Cassidy, S., & Rennick-Egglestone, S. (2024) Misrepresentation by online study participants-a threat to data integrity. Lancet Psychiatry.
French B, Babbage C, Bird K, Marsh L, Pelton M, Patel S, Cassidy S, Rennick-Egglestone S. (2024) Data integrity issues with online studies, an institutional example of a widespread challenge. JMIR Mental Health, 11:e58432, 16th September 2024.
French, B., & Price, A. (2024). Users’ experiences: The lived experience of ADHD. In Oxford textbook of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Oxford University Press.
French, B., & Groom, M. (2024). Access to care for neurodiversity: ADHD and Tourette syndrome. Policy Brief.
William, S., Horrocks, M., Richmond, J., Hall, C. L., & French, B. (2024) Experience of CBT in Adults with ADHD: A mixed methods study. Frontiers in Psychiatry.
French, B., Nalbant, G., Wright, H., Sayal, K., Daley, D., Groom, M. J., Cassidy, S., & Hall, C. L. (2024). The impacts associated with having ADHD: an umbrella review. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, 1343314.
French, B., & Cassidy, S. (2024). “Going Through Life on Hard Mode”—The Experience of Late Diagnosis of Autism and/or ADHD: A Qualitative Study. Autism in Adulthood.
2023
French, B., & Brown, B. (2023). Pet ownership and grief–Exploring how pet ownership effects owners’ mental wellbeing during times of grief. Pet Behaviour Science, (15), 1-19.
French, B., Price, A., Salimi, A., & Russell, A. (2023). Important Considerations for ADHD ‘Patient and Public’ Involvement and Engagement in Research. Medical Research Archives, 11(10).
Kostyrka-Allchorne, K., Chu, P., Ballard, C., Lean, N., French, B., Hedstrom, E., … & Sonuga-Barke, E. J. (2023). Remote Recruitment Strategy and Structured E-Parenting Support (STEPS) App: Feasibility and Usability Study. JMIR Pediatric and Parenting.
French B. & Prasad V. (2023). Why should GPs do online training on ADHD. BCGP life
French, B., Hort, j., Nielsen, E., Ablewhite, J., Jones, K., & Townsend, E. (2023). Café Connect: An innovative approach to public engagement in all stages of the research lifecycle. Psyarxiv
French, B., Groom M., Daley D. & Cassidy S. (2023). Risks Associated With Undiagnosed ADHD and/or Autism: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review. Journal of Attention Disorders
French, B., Quain, E., Kilgariff, J., Lockwood, J., & Daley, D. (2023). The impact of sleep difficulties in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder on the family: a thematic analysis. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, jcsm-10662.
2022
French, B., Chiaro, N. D., & Holmes, N. P. (2022). Hand posture, but not vision of the hand, affects tactile spatial resolution in the grating orientation discrimination task. Experimental Brain Research, 240(10), 2715-2723.
Kostyrka-Allchorne, K., Ballard, C., Byford, S., Cortese, S., Daley, D., Downs, J., … & Sonuga-Barke, E. J. (2022). Online Parent Training for The Initial Management of ADHD referrals (OPTIMA): the protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a digital parenting intervention implemented to support parents and children on a treatment waitlist. Trials, 23(1), 1003.
Andrews, J. A., Rawsthorne, M., Manolescu, C., McFaul, M. B., French, B., Rye, E., & Malins, S. (2022). Involving psychological therapy stakeholders in responsible research to develop an automated feedback tool: Learnings from the ExTRAPPOLATE project. Journal of Responsible Technology, 11, 100044.
French, B. ADHD Training for Primary Care Professionals. Updates on ADHD-New Approaches to Assessment and Intervention.
Kostyrka-Allchorne, K., Ballard, C., Byford, S., Cortese, S., Daley, D., Downs, J., … & Sonuga-Barke, E. J. (2022). The feasibility of a strategy for the remote recruitment, consenting and assessment of recent referrals: a protocol for phase 1 of the On-Line Parent Training for the Initial Management of ADHD referrals (OPTIMA). Pilot and feasibility studies, 8, 1-14.11/21- Stickley, T et al. “The Elder Tree”: An evaluation of Creative Writing Groups for Older People. Nordic Journal of Arts, Culture and Health
2021
Stickley, T., Watson, M. C., Hui, A., Bosco, A., French, B., & Hussainet, B. (2021). “The Elder Tree”: An evaluation of creative writing groups for older people. Nordic Journal of Arts, Culture and Health. Nordic Journal of Arts, Culture and Health
2020
French, B., Hall, C., Perez Vallejos, E., Sayal, K., & Daley, D. (2020). Evaluation of a WEb-based ADHD awareness training in primary care: Pilot randomised controlled trial with nested interviews. JMIR Med Educucation
French, B., Daley, D., Perez Vallejos, E., Sayal, K., & Hall, C. L. (2020). Development and evaluation of an online education tool on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for general practitioners: the important contribution of co-production. BMC Family Practice, 21, 1-10.
Dort, M., Strelow, A. E., French, B., Groom, M., Luman, M., Thorell, L. B., … & Christiansen, H. (2020). Bibliometric Review: Classroom Management in ADHD—Is There a Communication Gap Concerning Knowledge Between the Scientific Fields Psychiatry/Psychology and Education?. Sustainability, 12(17), 6826.
French, B., Outhwaite, L. A., Langley‐Evans, S. C., & Pitchford, N. J. (2020). Nutrition, growth, and other factors associated with early cognitive and motor development in Sub‐Saharan Africa: a scoping review. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 33(5), 644-669.
French, B., Perez Vallejos, E., Sayal, K., & Daley, D. (2020). Awareness of ADHD in primary care: stakeholder perspectives. BMC family practice, 21, 1-13.
2019
French, B., Sayal, K., & Daley, D. (2019). Barriers and facilitators to understanding of ADHD in primary care: a mixed-method systematic review. European child & adolescent psychiatry, 28(8), 1037-1064.
2018
French, B., Sycamore, N. J., McGlashan, H. L., Blanchard, C. C., & Holmes, N. P. (2018). Ceiling effects in the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2) suggest that non-parametric scoring methods are required. PloS one, 13(6), e0198426.
Jeavons, A., Bishop, T., French, B., & Bastable, S. (2018). The adult ADHD treatment handbook. Routledge.
McGlashan, H. L., Blanchard, C. C., Sycamore, N. J., Lee, R., French, B., & Holmes, N. P. (2017). Improvement in children’s fine motor skills following a computerized typing intervention. Human movement science, 56, 29-36.
2017
Blanchard, C. C., McGlashan, H. L., French, B., Sperring, R. J., Petrocochino, B., & Holmes, N. P. (2017). Online control of prehension predicts performance on a standardized Motor Assessment Test in 8-to 12-year-old children. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 374.