Tamsin Ford | |
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| Born | 17 September 1966 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine University of London |
| Spouse | Dr Jim Cromwell |
| Awards | CBE, FRCPsych, FMedSci |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Child & adolescent psychiatry |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
| Website | www |
Tamsin Jane Ford CBE, FRCPsych, FMedSci (born 17 September 1966) is a British psychiatrist specialising in children's mental health. Since 2019 she has been based at the University of Cambridge where she is now Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,[1] Head of the Department of Psychiatry and Fellow of Hughes Hall. She has been heavily involved with the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management (TCM) programme, created by Carolyn Webster-Stratton, which aims to raise and improve children's mental health in primary schools across Devon.[2][3] Her work also ties in with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), created by UK psychiatrist, Robert Goodman.[4]
- ^ "Tamsin Ford". University of Cambridge Department of Psychiatry. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "TAMSIN FORD: PROFESSOR OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY (EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL) AND HONORARY CONSULTANT CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIST (DEVON PARTNERSHIP TRUST)". Grow Exeter. 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Carolyn Webster-Stratton (Founder)". The Incredible Years. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ Goodman, Robert; Ford, Tamsin; Simmons, Helen; Gatward, Rebecca; Meltzer, Howart (2 January 2018). "Using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) to screen for child psychiatric disorders in a community sample". British Journal of Psychiatry. 177 (6). Cambridge University Press: 534–539. doi:10.1192/bjp.177.6.534. PMID 11102329.