Developmental psychopathology

  • July 2020 – The Bridge

    In this issue, we summarise recent studies on a wide range of topics – including sleep, sensory symptoms, emotional symptoms, disinhibition, alcohol misuse, complex PTSD symptoms, and self-harm – which reveal new insights helping us to better understand and address psychopathology in young people.

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    Psychological resilience in young people – Editorial

    Having spent a lot of time on a camp bed in a paediatric ward with young people and their families, some of whom were inpatients for weeks on end and facing huge physical challenges, it has made me wonder a great deal about the elements of psychological resilience in young people. This is a theme for this edition.

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  • Parental Mental Illness Guest Editorial by Dympna Cunnane

    Most developed countries recognise the children of parents with a mental illness as an at-risk group, who benefit from early intervention to prevent them continuing the intergenerational cycle of mental illness.

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  • Researchers COMPARE mental illness transmission routes from parent to child

    An estimated 25% of children in Germany live with a parent who is affected by mental illness. These children are at a high risk of psychological and developmental disorders, including severe mental illness.

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  • Young COPMI must be better informed to ensure adequate support

    Data suggest that children of parents with a mental illness have low mental health literacy and typically do not seek help from health providers.

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  • Resilience Edition

    In this edition we bring together a number of papers that broadly discuss the theme of resilience and developing resilience through therapy.

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  • Resilence Edition Editorial

    In this edition we bring together a number of papers that broadly discuss the theme of resilience and developing resilience through therapy.

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  • 2019 Jack Tizard Memorial Lecture and National Conference

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  • Psychological resilience in young people

    Having spent a lot of time on a camp bed in a paediatric ward with young people and their families, some of whom were inpatients for weeks on end and facing huge physical challenges, it has made me wonder a great deal about the elements of psychological resilience in young people.

    Read more
  • A theory of youth mental health recovery

    Mental health disorders have a negative impact on the individual, society and global economy. The prevalence of mental disorders is increasing in young people, and if unaddressed, research has shown that they may develop into severe and chronic illnesses. Despite this, research into youth mental health recovery is limited.

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