Her research focuses on risk factors for ADHD and major depression in children.
[1] She was elected a fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 1995,[2] and of the Academy of Medical Sciences and Learned Society of Wales in 2011.
[3][4] In 2017, she received the Frances Hoggan Medal from the Learned Society of Wales[5] and was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), both in recognition of her research in child and adolescent psychiatry.
[6] Thapar was born in South Wales and educated at the Welsh National School of Medicine in Cardiff, where she received her MBBCh in 1985.
[2][7] She then worked at district general hospitals in Carmarthen and Swansea to complete her clinical training.