This section of the site contains selected open access papers from our journals:
Use the links above to access the index of JCPP and CAMH.
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Research Review: A systematic review and meta-analysis of sex differences in narrow constructs of restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests in autistic children, adolescents, and adults
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘We conducted a systematic review and four random effects meta-analyses investigating sex differences in narrow construct measures of restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests in autistic children, adolescents, and adults’. Hannah Edwards et al.
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Opportunities of measuring hierarchical models of psychopathology
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘I present two non-empirical arguments in favor of hierarchical models. […] I conclude by speculating that tests designed based on hierarchical models might help clinical assessment’. Erik Pettersson (pic).
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Impulsivity as key bridge symptoms in cross-sectional and longitudinal networks of ADHD and ODD
Paper from the JCPP – ‘The current study conducted a novel longitudinal network analysis of ADHD and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptoms between childhood and adolescence, with the important applied prediction of social skills in adolescence’. Pevitr S. Bansal (pic) et al.
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Effectiveness of nurse-home visiting in improving child and maternal outcomes prenatally to age two years: a randomised controlled trial (British Columbia Healthy Connections Project)
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘We investigated the effectiveness of Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), a prenatal-to-age-two-years home-visiting programme, in British Columbia (BC), Canada.’ Nicole L. A. Catherine (pic) et al.
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Self- and co-regulation of physiological activity during mother-daughter interactions: The role of adolescent non-suicidal self-injury
Paper from the JCPP – ‘The current study examined self- and co-regulation of physiological responses during mother-daughter interactions in adolescent girls with and without a history of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI)’. Kiera M. James (pic) et al.
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Stratifying early-onset emotional disorders: using genetics to assess persistence in young people of European and South Asian ancestry
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘We examined whether psychiatric polygenic scores (PGS) could help inform stratification efforts to predict those at higher risk of recurrence’. Charlotte A. Dennison et al.
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DNA methylation at birth and lateral ventricular volume in childhood: a neuroimaging epigenetics study
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘In this study, we conducted the first epigenome-wide association study of neonatal DNAm in cord blood with LVV in childhood (measured using T1-weighted brain scans at 10 years), based on data from a large population-based birth cohort, the Generation R Study (N = 840)’. Mannan Luo et al.
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The influence of loss to follow-up in autism screening research: Taking stock and moving forward
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘How best to improve the early detection of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is the subject of significant controversy. Some argue that universal ASD screeners are highly accurate, whereas others argue that evidence for this claim is insufficient. Relatedly, there is no clear consensus as to the optimal role of screening for making referral decisions for evaluation and treatment.’ R. Christopher Sheldrick et al.
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Review: Adverse event monitoring and reporting in studies of pediatric psychosocial interventions: a systematic review
Open Access paper from the CAMH journal – ‘In this systematic review, we identified how adverse events are defined, measured, and reported in studies of psychosocial interventions for children with mental disorders’. Kalee Lodewyk et al.
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Dramatherapy Interventions to Alleviate Emotional Distress and Support Wellbeing
In this Papers Podcast, Eleanor Keiller discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘A systematic review of dramatherapy interventions used to alleviate emotional distress and support the well-being of children and young people aged 8–18 years old’.
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