About Dr Neale
Dr Josephine Neale MBBS BSc MRCPsych is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, with dual academic appointments as an Honorary Associate Professor at University College London and an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London.
Trained at the prestigious Great Ormond Street Hospital, Dr Neale has worked in national specialist teams across a range of subspecialties in child psychiatry and has worked in inpatient and outpatient mental health services. She joined Priory in 2019 and was promoted to Clinical Lead for Private Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in 2023.
Dr Neale has comprehensive experience in the assessment and management of young people with a wide range of mental health difficulties, and has a particular interest in those with autism spectrum disorder, eating disorders and somatisation (where there is overlap between psychological and physical symptoms). Dr Neale is a firm believer in the importance of mind-body connection and a relaxed treatment setting, vital concepts which she incorporates into her work with children and young people.
Research interests
Dr Neale’s clinical expertise is underpinned by an exceptional academic background. Dr Neale completed her undergraduate medical training at the Royal Free & University College Medical School in London and as part of this, was awarded a BSc in Medical Sciences with Physiology and Pharmacology. As Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Dr Neale has recently collaborated on a national surveillance study of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in the UK and Ireland. She is also an adviser to the Academy of Eating Disorder Medical Care Standards Committee.
Dr Neale has published a systematic review and meta-analysis on the growth of children and young people with eating disorders, in addition to other journal articles based on her research projects. She has also co-authored a textbook chapter on the links between mental and physical health in young people. Dr Neale has a postgraduate certificate in Medical Education (with Distinction) from University College London and with strong academic links, Dr Neale maintains a role in teaching medical students, MSc students and child psychiatry trainees.
Publications
Haidar E, Sanchez-Cerezo J, Neale J, et al. Comparison of clinical presentation and management of children and adolescents with ARFID between paediatrics and child and adolescent psychiatry: a prospective surveillance study. Archives of Disease in Childhood Published Online First: 17 October 2024. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-327032.
Sanchez-Cerezo J, Neale J, Julius N, Lynn RM, Hudson LD, Nicholls D. (2024) Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). Cutting Edge Psychiatry in Practice. Focus Issue 6: Eating disorders; 72-76
Sanchez-Cerezo J, Neale J, Julius N, Croudace T, Lynn RM, Hudson LD, Nicholls D. (2024) A response to “Should children under 5 and those with constipation be overlooked from ARFID research?”. EClinicalMedicine;73:102668.
Sanchez-Cerezo J, Neale J, Julius N, Croudace T, Lynn RM, Hudson LD, Nicholls D. (2024) Subtypes of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder in children and adolescents: a latent class analysis. EClinicalMedicine; 68:102440.
Sanchez-Cerezo J, Neale J, Julius N, Croudace T, Lynn RM, Hudson LD, Nicholls D. (2024) Psychopharmacological management of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder in children and adolescents: findings from a national surveillance study. Neuroscience Applied;3(1):103980
Sanchez-Cerezo J, Neale J, Hudson L, Lynn RM, Julius N, Nicholls D. (2023) A national surveillance study of ARFID in the UK and Ireland. Archives of Disease in Childhood; 108:A372.
Neale J, Hudson LD. (2020) Anorexia nervosa in adolescents. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 81 (6), pp. 1-8.
Röhricht F, Eranti S, Ballerini M, Mancini M, Neale J, Tsoumpris A, Stanghellini G. (2020) Abnormal bodily phenomena in first episode psychosis – a preliminary, exploratory cohort study. Psychopathology, 53, pp. 74-83.
Neale J, Pais S, Nicholls D, Hudson L. (2020) What are the effects of restrictive eating disorders on growth and puberty and are effects permanent? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Adolescent Health, 66 (2), pp. 144-156.
Neale J, Pais S, Nicholls D, Hudson L. (2019) P29 Can eating disorders in children and young people permanently affect growth and pubertal development? BMJ Paediatrics Open, 3 (Suppl 1): A15.
Neale J, Pais S, Nicholls D, Hudson L. (2019) G254(P) Can eating disorders in children and young people permanently affect growth and pubertal development? Archives of Disease in Childhood, 104: A103.
Neale J. (2019) What is the evidence for the use of simulation training to teach communication skills in psychiatry? Evidence-Based Mental Health, 22, pp. 23-25.
Cerci D, Neale J. (2018) Working with interpreters in mental health: Are we lost in translation? International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 64 (5), pp. 509-510.
Singhal R, Neale J, Super P. Port infection – a hidden and avoidable cause of port rotation [abstract]. In: Abstracts from the XVII World Congress of International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO); 11-15 September 2012; New Delhi. Obesity Surgery; September 2012. Abstract P103.
Book Chapters
Neale J, Hudson L. (2020) Links Between a Child’s Physical Health and Mental Health IN: Lavis, P., Bailey, S., Knightsmith, P. and Theodosiou, L. (eds.) Children and Young People’s Mental Health Today, 2nd ed.
Qualifications
Approval under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act.
Approved Clinician under the Mental Health Act.
General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register entry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
Intercalated BSc in Medical Sciences with Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London.
Medicine MBBS, Royal Free & University College Medical School, London.
Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education (with Distinction), University College London.
Media appearances
Dr Neale has experience in presenting at national and international conferences, delivering online webinars and creating YouTube videos on various aspects of children’s mental health, supporting families and disseminating research findings.
Dr Neale collaborates with brands and organisations to provide bespoke webinars, keynote speaking engagements and expert commentary for press and media. For media enquiries please get in touch below:
