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.

12 December 2019

Gender Diversity

Research Digests about Gender Diversity, including anxiety risks, self-image and affirmative care.

‘ACEs, Attachment, and Trauma: new advances in understanding and treatment’ – 2020 Emanuel Miller Memorial Lecture and National Conference

The Emanuel Miller Memorial Lecture and National Conference returns with a truly incredible line-up, focusing on ‘ACEs, Attachment, and Trauma: new advances in understanding and treatment’

Resilience

Research Digests on Resilience, including mindfulness, self-help, cognitive pathways, dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) and implications of self-perceptual bias for ADHD.

Noisy home environments affect autonomic reactions in infants

Previous research has suggested that children who are exposed to a stressful environment early in life are at a higher risk of adverse long-term outcomes, including mental disorders and cognitive impairment. Now, a team of researchers in the UK have monitored autonomic reactions.

14 November 2019

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.

25 October 2019

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.

25 October 2019

Paternal depression affects adolescent mental health

A large body of studies have shown that exposure to maternal depression is a key risk factor for adolescent depression, comparatively fewer studies have investigated the influence of paternal depression on children and adolescents.

25 October 2019

One in four children in the UK are exposed to maternal mental illness

New data published in Lancet Public Health show that nearly a quarter of children aged between 0 and 16 years are exposed to maternal mental illness.

25 October 2019

Blog of ACAMH event: “Responding to a Digital Generation”

Professionals gave insights into the challenges faced by multidisciplinary staff teams and their services in understanding where necessary to help young people and their families manage the impact of mobile and online technologies on young people’s quality of life.

29 August 2019