Featured ACAMH Papers

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The network structure of posttraumatic stress symptoms in war-affected children and adolescents
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – “It is unclear whether findings from previous network analyses of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among children and adolescents are generalizable to youth living in war-torn settings and whether there are differences in the structure and connectivity of symptoms between children and adolescents”. Florian Scharpf (pic) et al.
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Short Research Article: Promoting digital citizenship through a school-based intervention in early adolescence in Perú (a pilot quasi-experimental study)
Paper from the CAMH journal 2023 Special Issue – “We piloted a translation and cultural adaptation of a DC curriculum originally designed for the U.S. with students in Perú”. Lucía Magis-Weinberg (pic) et al.
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Research Review: Epigenetics applied to child and adolescent mental health: Progress, challenges and opportunities
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – “Epigenetic processes are fast emerging as a promising molecular system in the search for both biomarkers and mechanisms underlying human health and disease risk, including psychopathology”. Charlotte A. M. Cecil (pic) et al.
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Socioeconomic and sex inequalities in parent-reported adolescent mental ill-health: time trends in four British birth cohorts
Open Access paper from the JCPP – “Studies using symptom-based screeners have suggested that mental ill-health has increased in adolescents in recent decades, however, few studies have tested the equivalence of their instruments, which is critical for inferring changes in prevalence”. Eoin McElroy (pic) et al.
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Cyberbullying among adolescents in Turkey: the relationship between coping strategies and cyberbullying perpetration
Paper from the CAMH journal 2023 Special Issue – “Cyberbullying is becoming a global threat with the ease of access to the internet”. Eyüp Sabır Erbiçer et al.
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Technology Matters: Increasing access to evidence-based treatment for child anxiety problems: online parent-led CBT for children identified via schools
Open Access paper from the CAMH journal 2023 Special Issue – “Anxiety problems are extremely common and have an early age of onset. We previously found, in a study in England, that fewer than 3% of children with an anxiety disorder identified in the community had accessed an evidence-based treatment (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; CBT)”. Iheoma Green (pic) et al.
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Review: Can digital mental health interventions bridge the ‘digital divide’ for socioeconomically and digitally marginalised youth? A systematic review
Open Access paper from the CAMH journal 2023 Special Issue – “This review aims to investigate the characteristics, acceptability and efficacy of DMHIs specifically developed for socioeconomically and digitally marginalised youth”. Rowena Piers (pic) et al.
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Annual Research Review: Stability of psychopathology: lessons learned from longitudinal population survey
Open Access paper from the JCPP – “Psychopathology has been long recognized as a fluctuating process with various expressions over time, which can only be properly understood if we follow individuals and their social context from childhood up until adulthood”. Albertine J. Oldehinkel (pic) and Johan Ormel
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Review: Interventions addressing loneliness amongst university students: a systematic review
Open Access paper from the CAMH journal – “Loneliness is detrimental to mental health, with university students at higher risk of feeling lonely than other population groups”. Olivia Betty Ellard et al.
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Schools engaged in doom-monitoring students’ online interactions and content creation: an analysis of dominant media discourses
Paper from the CAMH journal 2023 Special Issue – “Growing public concern about the safety and security of schools has led many schools and school districts within the United States to hire private companies to monitor students’ online interactions and the content they create, including on social media”. Kristjan Kikerpill and Andra Siibak
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