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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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Social Media Use in Adolescence: User Types and Mental Health
In this podcast, we are joined by Lizzy Winstone to discuss her co-authored JCPP Advances paper ‘Adolescent social media user types and their mental health and well-being, results from a longitudinal survey of 13 to 14-year-olds in the United Kingdom’.
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 63, Issue 08, August 2022
Editorial: Schools on the frontline of suicide prevention by Rebecca C. Kamody, Michael H. Bloch
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Research Review: Examining harmful impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and school closures on parents and carers in the United Kingdom: A rapid review
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – “This rapid review aimed to appraise the available evidence on the potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on UK parents and carers”. Hope Christie (pic) et al.
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Preventing anxiety in the children of anxious parents – feasibility of a brief, online, group intervention for parents of one- to three-year-olds
Participants were recruited through primary and secondary care psychological services and social media. Emily Palmer, Matt Woolgar, Ben Carter, Sam Cartwright-Hatton, Fiona L. Challacombe (pic)
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Bidirectional associations between sleep problems and behavioural difficulties and health-related quality of life in adolescents: Evidence from the SCAMP longitudinal cohort study
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – “Sleep problems show associations with negative outcomes in both physical and mental health in adolescents, but the associations may be reciprocal”. Chen Shen (pic) 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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CAMH Editorial: Volume 27, Issue 3, August 2022
This editorial presents the contentious debate among authors from different disciplines on the problems of psychiatric diagnoses with conduct disorder, and opposition-defiant disorder as case illustrations. Furthermore, it provides an overview of opinions of experts on mental health interventions for adolescent refugees.
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Short Research Article: COVID-19 and its impact on child and youth mental health service demand in the community and emergency department
Open Access paper from the CAMH journal – “The number of monthly presentations and referrals to respectively the emergency department (ED) and community CYMHS were compared among 2018, 2019 and 2020. The study shows a marked increase in referrals to ED starting from July and in the community from May 2020”. Amy M. Tedja et al.
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Relative age in the school year and risk of mental health problems in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood
Open Access paper from the JCPP – “We used a regression discontinuity design to examine the effect of relative age on risk of mental health problems using data from a large UK population-based cohort ALSPAC. We compared risk of mental health problems between ages 4 and 25 years using the parent-rated Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and depression using self-rated and parent-rated Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ) by relative age”. Thomas Broughton (pic) et al.
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