Dr Fiona Mitchell is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, working at consultant level within NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde CAMHS services for the past 9 years and within NHS CAMHS for over 12 years. She also works with Glasgow Private CAMHS based in Stirling and has extensive experience of delivering private psychiatric care for young people and their families.
As a CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist, she is actively involved in the assessment and management of complex neurodevelopment and mental health conditions. This includes the management of mood disorders, anxiety and neurodiversity alongside more complex presentations including psychosis, trauma and behavioural or sleep difficulties. Dr Mitchell has a special interest in the diagnosis and management of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and anxiety.
Dr Mitchell qualified MBChB in 2008 from the University of Aberdeen. She then pursued a career in Psychiatry, obtaining her MRCPsych qualification in 2016. She has won a presentation award at the Royal College of Psychiatrist's National Conference in 2015 and has several publications in the area of mental health.
Dr Mitchell is skilled at leading and concluding neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people and has extensive experience of this both within an NHS and private setting. All neurodevelopmental assessments are tailored to a child's needs and specific family circumstances. In line with NICE guidelines, all assessments are completed face to face and incorporate reviews by a specialist CAMHS Occupational Therapist, specialist CAMHS Speech and Language Therapist and multi-agency working to gather information from colleagues in education, families and young people.
A comprehensive feedback neurodevelopmental report is provided alongside specialist recommendations and support strategies to enable families, parents and carers. If medication is recommended following an assessment, such as treatment for ADHD, then this can be provided via Dr Mitchell or our prescribing team. We work jointly with many GP's across Scotland delivering shared care when possible.
