Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD)
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Editorial: Polygenic risk scores and early manifestations of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – “Results from a series of multilevel random-effects meta-analyses suggested that pre-school children with current or later-emerging ADHD are likely to experience difficulties in multiple neurocognitive and behavioural functions”. Henrik Larsson (pic) and Guilherme V. Polanczyk
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Editorial Perspective: Are treatments for childhood mental disorders helpful in the long run? An overview of systematic reviews
Open Access paper from the JCPP – “Mental disorders may have severe consequences for individuals across their entire lifespan, especially when they start in childhood. Effective treatments (both psychosocial and pharmacological) exist for the short-term treatment of common mental disorders in young people”. Annelieke M. Roest (pic) et al.
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Multivariate associations between behavioural dimensions and white matter across children and adolescents with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Open Access paper from the JCPP – “This study aimed to identify associations between white matter and a broad set of clinical features across children and adolescent with and without ADHD using a data-driven multivariate approach”. Xuan Bu et al.
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Practitioner Review: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder – the importance of depression
Open Access paper from the JCPP – “Young people with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder, show high rates of mental health problems, of which depression is one of the most common. Given that depression in ASD and ADHD is linked with a range of poor outcomes, knowledge of how clinicians should assess, identify and treat depression in the context of these neurodevelopmental disorders is much needed”. Anita Thapar (pic) et al.
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Early manifestations of genetic liability for ADHD, autism and schizophrenia at ages 18 and 24 months
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – “Given that ADHD, autism and schizophrenia are all highly heritable, we tested the hypothesis that in the general population, measures of toddler language development, motor development and temperament are associated with genetic liability to ADHD, autism and/or schizophrenia”. Lucy Riglin (pic) et al.
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Mother’s and children’s ADHD genetic risk, household chaos and children’s ADHD symptoms: A gene–environment correlation study
Open Access paper from the JCPP – “Chaotic home environments may contribute to children’s attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms. However, ADHD genetic risk may also influence household chaos”. Jessica C. Agnew-Blais (pic) et al.
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How interactions between ADHD and schools affect educational achievement: a family-based genetically sensitive study
Open Access paper from the JCPP – “We linked data on ADHD symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity and parent–child ADHD polygenic scores (PGS) from the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) to achievement in standardised tests and school identifiers. We estimated interactions of schools with individual differences between students in inattention, hyperactivity, and ADHD-PGS using multilevel models with random slopes for ADHD effects on achievement over schools”. Rosa Cheesman (pic), et al.
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‘NDC Learning Series’ – Communication and functional skills – recording (members)
This was the final of the ‘NDC Learning Series’ aimed at health professionals who come into contact with children and young people who have Neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs). We welcomed Dr. Lucy Sanctuary, and Occupational Therapist Dr. Sally Payne, to discuss ‘Communication and functional skills’. The Chair of this session was Dr. Mark Lovell. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.
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The Centre for Attention Learning and Memory (CALM) Approach to Neurodevelopmental Research – MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit University Of Cambridge
Our thinking around neurodevelopmental disorders is undergoing a period of rapid change. The traditional approach, endorsed by classification systems such as the Diagnostic Statistical Manual, defines neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as distinct categories.
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March 2021 – The Bridge
This issue includes an excellent article on mood disorders in autistic young people, written by experts Dr Emily Jackson, Dr Eleanor Smith, and Dr Aditya Sharma. The authors thoughtfully discuss the overlap between these conditions, challenges in identifying their co-occurrence, and adaptations needed for interventions.
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