Identification and Diagnosis of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Children at High Risk of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: A Service Evaluation

Aims: Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is a leading preventable cause of neurodevelopmental, mental health, and cognitive difficulties. This study evaluates the identification of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in a high-risk cohort of adopted and Children In Care (CIC) of the local authority...

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Main Authors: Holly Dawson, Suvidhi Khurana, Milla McNally, Amanda Waldman, Rani Samuel
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-06-01
Series:BJPsych Open
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425104808/type/journal_article
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description Aims: Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is a leading preventable cause of neurodevelopmental, mental health, and cognitive difficulties. This study evaluates the identification of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in a high-risk cohort of adopted and Children In Care (CIC) of the local authority, referred to Symbol Team, a specialist Tier 3 service for Children Looked After (CLA) and Adopted young people within Lewisham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).
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spelling doaj-art-e9ae845091fd41c39b180ae60520d8452025-08-20T03:15:30ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S185S18510.1192/bjo.2025.10480Identification and Diagnosis of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Children at High Risk of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: A Service EvaluationHolly Dawson0Suvidhi Khurana1Milla McNally2Amanda Waldman3Rani Samuel4South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, United KingdomKings College London, London, United Kingdom.University of Geneva, Geneva, SwitzerlandSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, United KingdomSouth London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, United KingdomAims: Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is a leading preventable cause of neurodevelopmental, mental health, and cognitive difficulties. This study evaluates the identification of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in a high-risk cohort of adopted and Children In Care (CIC) of the local authority, referred to Symbol Team, a specialist Tier 3 service for Children Looked After (CLA) and Adopted young people within Lewisham Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425104808/type/journal_article
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Identification and Diagnosis of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Children at High Risk of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: A Service Evaluation
BJPsych Open
title Identification and Diagnosis of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Children at High Risk of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: A Service Evaluation
title_full Identification and Diagnosis of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Children at High Risk of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: A Service Evaluation
title_fullStr Identification and Diagnosis of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Children at High Risk of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: A Service Evaluation
title_full_unstemmed Identification and Diagnosis of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Children at High Risk of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: A Service Evaluation
title_short Identification and Diagnosis of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Children at High Risk of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: A Service Evaluation
title_sort identification and diagnosis of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder fasd in children at high risk of prenatal alcohol exposure a service evaluation
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