Some highlights from our three journals JCPP, CAMH, and JCPP Advances. Each one of the posts below provides a link to read, and download the full paper.
Feature Papers
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Research Review: A systematic review and meta-analysis of infant and toddler temperament as predictors of childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Paper from the JCPP – “This meta-analysis examined the associations between these early temperamental factors and later symptoms and diagnosis of ADHD and mapped early temperament constructs onto the three ADHD symptom dimensions.” Heather M. Joseph et al.
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The role of inflammation in the prospective associations between early childhood sleep problems and ADHD at 10 years: findings from a UK birth cohort study
Open Access paper from the JCPP – “We investigate (a) the association between early childhood sleep and probable ADHD diagnosis in childhood and (b) whether childhood circulating inflammatory markers mediate these prospective associations”. Isabel Morales-Muñoz (pic) et al.
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Improving adolescent mental health and protection in humanitarian settings: longitudinal findings from a multi-arm randomized controlled trial of child-friendly spaces among South Sudanese refugees in Uganda
Open Access paper from the JCPP – “A randomized controlled trial was done in four villages within the Omugo extension of Rhino Camp refugee settlement in the West Nile region of Uganda”. Janna Metzler (pic) et al.
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Editorial Perspective: When to start de-implementation of interventions: the case of cognitive training for children with ADHD
Open Access paper from the JCPP – “The picture is clear that the large majority of the cognitive training paradigms that are currently being distributed commercially for children with ADHD on a large scale are not backed-up by a sufficient evidence base. This does not suggest that further treatment development research is not warranted as we believe that this line of research may one day lead to effective treatments.” Tycho J. Dekkers (pic) and Saskia van der Oord
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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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Research Review: Measuring general mental health in early-mid adolescence: A systematic meta-review of content and psychometrics
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – Adolescent mental health is a major concern and brief general self-report measures can facilitate insight into intervention response and epidemiology via large samples. However, measures’ relative content and psychometrics are unclear. A systematic search of systematic reviews was conducted to identify relevant measures. Louise Black et al.
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Emotional dysregulation in childhood and disordered eating and self-harm in adolescence: prospective associations and mediating pathways
Open Access paper from the JCPP – We examined prospective relationships between childhood emotional dysregulation and disordered eating and self-harm in adolescence; and social cognition, emotional recognition, and being bullied as mediators. Naomi Warne (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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