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Dr Carmen Morcillo MD

Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

Dr Maria Carmen Morcillo Penalver (Dr Carmen Morcillo) is a Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist (medical doctor) who trained in child & adolescent (CAMHS) psychiatry in Cambridge and Wessex (UK) following her move to the UK in 2012.

Alongside young people with neurodevelopmental conditions (such as ADHD and Autism) that Dr Moricllo supports here at The Giaroli Centre she also works in the National Health Service (NHS) as a Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, where she has been based in Hampshire since 2016. Her deep experience covers both outpatient and inpatient settings and currently she treats a wide variety of psychiatric conditions including ADHD and Autism in her role in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) of Southampton (UK).

Earlier in Dr Morcillo’s career she also trained as a general adult psychiatrist in Madrid, Spain, where she completed her training in adult psychiatry in 2008 before moving to the UK to specialise in child and adolescent psychiatry. She was then awarded a competitive Koplowitz fellowship to complete a 3-year clinical and research fellowship at the prestigious Columbia University, Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, USA.

Dr Morcillo is also the lead for undergraduate medical education for CAMHS in Southampton. She has a passion for teaching and ensuring that children, young people and their carers get the best possible quality care.

Dr Morcillo has authored/co-authored several research papers in top international psychiatric journals such as the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) and the American Journal of Psychiatry.

Dr Morcillo is a member of the faculty of the training course in child and adolescent psychiatry endorsed by the European Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ESCAP).

Dr Morcillo is fluent in English, Spanish, and Italian and her General Medical Council (GMC) registration is 7273835

Dr Carmen Morcillo
  • Selected Publications
    • 1: Riccioni A, Siracusano M, Davico C, Klauser P, Morcillo C, Ougrin D, Vitiello B, Plessen KJ, Armando M, Mazzone L, Cortese S. Updates from the third residential course on child and adolescent psychiatry endorsed by the European Society for Child and Adolescent mental health-ESCAP. Eur Child Adolesccent Psychiatry. 2024 May 3. doi: 10.1007/s00787-024-02388-9. Epub ahead of print.
      PMID: 38700701.
    • 2: Riccioni A, Siracusano M, Davico C, Klauser P, Morcillo C, Ougrin D, Vitiello B, Plessen KJ, Armando M, Cortese S, Mazzone L. Learning with fun: the 2nd residential course on child and adolescent psychiatry in Catania, Sicily, endorsed by the ESCAP Research Academy. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2023 Apr;32(4):725-727. doi: 10.1007/s00787-023-02162-3. PMID: 36820997; PMCID: PMC9948784.
    • 3: Cortese S, Moreira-Maia CR, St Fleur D, Morcillo-Peñalver C, Rohde LA, Faraone SV. Association Between ADHD and Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am J Psychiatry. 2016 Jan;173(1):34-43. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.15020266. Epub 2015 Aug 28. PMID: 26315982.
    • 4: Morcillo C, Stochl J, Russo DA, Zambrana A, Ratnayake N, Jones PB, Perez J. First-rank symptoms and premorbid adjustment in young individuals at increased risk of developing psychosis. Psychopathology. 2015;48(2):120-6. doi:10.1159/000369859. PMID: 25720419.
    • 5: Morcillo C, Ramos-Olazagasti MA, Blanco C, Sala R, Canino G, Bird H, Duarte CS. Socio-Cultural Context and Bulling Others in Childhood. J Child Fam Stud. 2015 Aug 1;24(8):2241-2249. doi: 10.1007/s10826-014-0026-1. Epub 2014 Aug 3. PMID: 26425057; PMCID: PMC4584144.
    • 6: Cortese S, Moreira Maia CR, Rohde LA, Morcillo-Peñalver C, Faraone SV. Prevalence of obesity in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2014 Mar 18;4(3):e004541. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004541. PMID: 24643169; PMCID: PMC3963068.
    • 7: Hui C, Morcillo C, Russo DA, Stochl J, Shelley GF, Painter M, Jones PB, Perez J. Psychiatric morbidity, functioning and quality of life in young people at clinical high risk for psychosis. Schizophr Res. 2013 Aug;148(1-3):175-80. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2013.05.026. Epub 2013 Jun 14. PMID: 23773297; PMCID: PMC3744805.
    • 8: Blanco C, Morcillo C, Alegría M, Dedios MC, Fernández-Navarro P, Regincos R, Wang S. Acculturation and drug use disorders among Hispanics in the U.S. J Psychiatr Res. 2013 Feb;47(2):226-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.09.019. Epub 2012 Nov 3. PMID: 23128062; PMCID: PMC3529964.
    • 9: Pérez-Fuentes G, Olfson M, Villegas L, Morcillo C, Wang S, Blanco C. Prevalence and correlates of child sexual abuse: a national study. Compr Psychiatry. 2013 Jan;54(1):16-27. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2012.05.010. Epub 2012 Jul 30. PMID: 22854279; PMCID: PMC3518746.
    • 10: Sala R, Goldstein BI, Morcillo C, Liu SM, Castellanos M, Blanco C. Course of comorbid anxiety disorders among adults with bipolar disorder in the U.S. population. J Psychiatr Res. 2012 Jul;46(7):865-72. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.03.024. Epub 2012 Apr 24. PMID: 22534180; PMCID: PMC3372764.
    • 11: Cortese S, Castelnau P, Morcillo C, Roux S, Bonnet-Brilhault F. Psychostimulants for ADHD-like symptoms in individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Expert Rev Neurother. 2012 Apr;12(4):461-73. doi: 10.1586/ern.12.23. PMID: 22449217.
    • 12: Morcillo C, Duarte CS, Sala R, Wang S, Lejuez CW, Kerridge BT, Blanco C. Conduct disorder and adult psychiatric diagnoses: associations and gender differences in the U.S. adult population. J Psychiatr Res. 2012 Mar;46(3):323-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.10.012. Epub 2011 Dec 14. PMID: 22172996; PMCID: PMC3288967.
    • 13: Morcillo C, Duarte CS, Shen S, Blanco C, Canino G, Bird HR. Parental familism and antisocial behaviors: development, gender, and potential mechanisms. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2011 May;50(5):471-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2011.01.014. Epub 2011 Apr 19. PMID: 21515196; PMCID: PMC4391499.
    • 14: Cortese S, Morcillo Peñalver C. Comorbidity between ADHD and obesity: exploring shared mechanisms and clinical implications. Postgrad Med. 2010 Sep;122(5):88-96. doi: 10.3810/pgm.2010.09.2205. PMID: 20861592.