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Dr Oliver Schauman DClinPsy MSc

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Dr Erik Oliver Schauman (Oliver) is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist offering highly specialised psychological assessments for children and adolescents in collaboration with our team’s medical doctors as part of our unique multidisciplinary team (MDT) assessments for neurodevelopmental conditions such as ADHD. Dr Schauman also works within the National Health Service (NHS).

Dr Schauman received his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) from Royal Holloway University of London. He has a MSc in mental health population research, as well as postgraduate certificates in leadership and CBT supervision. He has extensive experience of working with children, young people and adults with ADHD, Autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions.

Dr Schauman led the neurodevelopmental assessment pathway in South West London and St Georges NHS Trust for several years, specialising in evidence-based assessments for Autism using tools such as ADOS-2 (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule), ADI-R (Autism Diagnostic Interview Revised) and 3Di (Developmental, Dimensional & Diagnostic Interview). He currently works as the psychology and psychotherapy consultant lead for the CAMHS inpatient and acute services.

He aims to provide an understanding of the patient, which both recognises the difficulties and informs how they can be best supported to reach their potential. Dr Schauman’s psychological assessment, combined with a psychiatric evaluation from our team’s medical doctors provides a unique and multidisciplinary team (MDT) assessment of a patient’s needs.

Dr Schauman works as an assessment specialist here at The Giaroli Centre and as such he does not offer any ongoing psychological treatments or talking therapy here at The Giaroli Centre. Please be advised that if you are intending to fund an assessment appointment with Dr Schauman that you will be required to self pay, however you are welcome to liaise with your insurer directly for any reimbursement you may be due, see our fees page here for further information.

Dr Schauman is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and his registration number is PYL32523.

Dr Oliver Schauman
  • Selected Publications
    • Schauman, O., MacLeod, A. K., Thornicroft, G., & Clement, S. (2019). Mental illness related discrimination: The role of self-devaluation and anticipated discrimination for decreased well-being. Stigma and Health, 4(1), 11.
    • Clement, S*., Schauman, O*., Graham, T., Maggioni, F., Evans-Lacko, S., Bezborodovs, N., Morgain, C., Rusch, N., Brown, J. & Thornicroft, G. (2014). What is the impact of mental health-related stigma on help seeking? A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies. Psychological Medicine, 45(1), 11-27.
    • Schauman, O., Aschan, L.E., Arias, N., Beards, S. & Clement, S. (2013). Interventions to Increase Initial Appointment Attendance: A Systematic Review. Psychiatric Services, 64, 1249-1258.
    • McEvoy, P., Schauman, O., Mansell, W., & Morris, L. (2012). The experience of recovery from the perspective of people with common mental health problems: Findings from a telephone survey. International journal of nursing studies, 49(11), 1375-1382.
    • Schauman, O & Mansell, W. (2012). Processes Underlying Ambivalence in Help-seeking: The Loss of Valued Control Model. Clinical Psychology Science and Practice, 19(2), 107-124.