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Most adolescents with depression are significantly fatigued: What can we do about it?
“Fatigue” describes an extreme state of tiredness or exhaustion. When it is ongoing and not explained by exertion, it can become problematic.
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Ordo ab chao: The need for systematic reviews
…researchers are expected to strive exhaustively in their effort to gather a number of studies and research findings before rigorously assessing them for their quality and then presenting the conclusions in a reasoned, fair, and impartial summary.
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Dr Anula Nikapota – R.I.P.
It is with great sadness that I have to inform you Dr Anula Nikapota died on 4 April, suddenly while on holiday with her family. We are very shocked by her sudden death. Many of us will remember Anula for her many accomplishments for ACAMH on top of her great expertise clinically and educationally.
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Autism Awareness Day 2019
Celebrating Autism Awareness Day 2019 we want to make you aware of the free resources we have.
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What is the effect of post-institutionalisation? A research digest
Research digest on DePasquale, Donzella and Gunnar’s (2018) study, which was published JCPP ‘Pubertal recalibration of cortisol reactivity following early life stress: a cross‐sectional analysis’.
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‘To strive, to seek, to find’: A call for RCTs
A randomised controlled trial (RCT) is widely held as the gold standard for clinical trials.
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Welcoming our new JCPP editors
We are excited to welcome five new members to the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP) editorial board. With their wide-ranging expertise and many years of cultivated academic prowess, they are an immensely valuable addition to the team.
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ACAMH at 60 – Time to Make Use of All That Wisdom
ACAMH is 60 years old this year, and we are celebrating. But we are not standing still. Looking forward we noticed gaps in our offering. Gaps that we now intend to fill in the quest of better bridging the translation gaps from ‘lab to bedside’.
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Child anxiety could be factor in school absences, research concludes
New research has concluded that anxiety can be a factor in poor school attendance among children and young people.
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Sleep and Mental Health
Dr Sally Hobson, Specialty Community Paediatrician, Evelina Children’s Secondary Community Sleep Clinic on the relationship between sleep and mental health.
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