Dr Matteo Catanzano

Resident Psychiatrist and NIHR Clinical Lecturer

Dr Matteo Catanzano is a Specialist Registrar in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry on the Maudsley training programme and an NIHR Clinical Lecturer at King's College London. He has broad experience assessing children and young people with suspected autism, ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions across NHS community and national specialist services, as well as independent practice, particularly where presentations are complex or accompanied by anxiety, low mood, emotional dysregulation or behavioural difficulties.

Alongside his clinical work, Dr Catanzano is an active clinical academic. He is a Research Clinician on the NIHR-funded SATURN trial, a multi-site clinical trial investigating pharmacological treatments for children and young people with ADHD and tics. He completed his PhD at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and continues to contribute to research that aims to improve care for children and young people with neurodevelopmental and mental health conditions.

Dr Catanzano is committed to providing thorough, evidence-based assessments that help families gain a clear understanding of a young person's neurodevelopmental profile. He aims to provide clear, individualised recommendations to support young people and their families in accessing appropriate care and achieving the best possible outcomes.

Education & Qualifications

MBChB, University of Glasgow (2015)
Sclare Prize in Psychological Medicine, University of Glasgow (2015)
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – Second Edition (ADOS-2) trained, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (2020)
PhD, University College London (2021)
BMJ Awards Mental Health Team of the Year, London (2021)
Gillian Page Prize, Royal College of Psychiatrists (2023)
Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (2024)
NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship, King's College London (2025)
Autism Diagnostic Interview- Revised (ADI-R) trained, Hogrefe (2026)

Publications

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Liang, H., Pronin, S., Duncan, M., Simpson, L., Smith, A., Harrold, K., Pearman, Z., Warren, A., Shavel-Jessop, S., Murphy, T., Heyman, I., Evans, S., & Catanzano, M. (2026). Differentiating tics and functional tic-like behaviours in children and young people: personal and family mental health profiles and their clinical implications. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-026-03067-7

Liang, H., Wu, C., Duncan, M., Simpson, L., Smith, A., Harrold, K., Pearman, Z., Warren, A., Shavel-Jessop, S., Murphy, T., Heyman, I., Evans, S., & Catanzano, M. (2026). Autism in children and young people with functional tic-like behaviours: a retrospective cross-sectional study. Arch Dis Child, 111(7), 606-611. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-328445

Hadji-Michael, M., Catanzano, M., McAllister, E., Heyman, I., Lack, O., Murphy, T., & Gilmour, J. (2023). Applying an Established Exposure Response Prevention Protocol for Young People With Tourette Syndrome in an Intensive, Group Format: A Feasibility Study. Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry, 13591045231177365. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591045231177365

Clarke, H., Morris, W., Catanzano, M., Bennett, S., Coughtrey, A. E., Heyman, I., Liang, H., Shafran, R., & Batura, N. (2022). Cost-effectiveness of a mental health drop-in centre for young people with long-term physical conditions. BMC Health Serv Res, 22(1), 518. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-07901-x

Ching, B. C. F., Bennett, S. D., Rojas, N., Heyman, I., Liang, H., Catanzano, M., Coughtrey, A. E., Ashraf, T., Jones, W. D., Male, A., & Shafran, R. (2022). Feasibility of low-intensity psychological interventions for emotional and behavioural difficulties in children and young people with genetic conditions: a case series. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 15. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1754470x22000551

Catanzano, M., Bennett, S. D., Kerry, E., Liang, H., Heyman, I., Coughtrey, A. E., Fifield, K., Taylor, C., Dalgleish, T., Xu, L., & Shafran, R. (2021). Evaluation of a mental health drop-in centre offering brief transdiagnostic psychological assessment and treatment for children and adolescents with long-term physical conditions and their families: a single-arm, open, non-randomised trial. BMJ Ment Health, 24(1), 25-32. https://doi.org/10.1136/ebmental-2020-300197

Catanzano, M., Bennett, S., Tibber, M., Coughtrey, A., Liang, H., Heyman, I., The Lucy Project team, & Shafran, R. A mental health drop-in centre offering brief transdiagnostic psychological assessment and treatment in a paediatric hospital setting: a one year descriptive study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 5369. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105369

Catanzano, M., Bennett, S. D., Sanderson, C., Patel, M., Manzotti, G., Kerry, E., Coughtrey, A. E., Liang, H., Heyman, I., & Shafran, R. (2020). Brief psychological interventions for psychiatric disorders in young people with long term physical health conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Psychosom Res, 136, 110187. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110187

Batchelor, R., Catanzano, M., Kerry, E., Bennett, S. D., Coughtrey, A. E., Liang, H., Curry, V., Heyman, I., & Shafran, R. (2020). Debate: Lessons learned in lockdown - a one-day remotely delivered training on low-intensity psychological interventions for common mental health conditions. Child Adolesc Ment Health. doi:10.1111/camh.12402

Bennett, S., Kerry, E., Fifield, K., Ching, C., Catanzano, M., Liang, H., Heyman, I.,Coughtrey, A., Sanderson, C., Rojas, N., & Shafran, R. (2021) A drop-in centre for treatingmental health problems in children with chronic illness: outcomes for parents and their relationship with child outcomes. JCPP Advances, e12046.