Resilience Edition

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

28 August 2019

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.

6 August 2019

Cognitive processes mediate the post-traumatic stress trajectory in adolescents

A new study has shown that cognitive processes shape the early reactions of children and adolescents to traumatic stressors, and mediate the transition to persistent and clinically significant post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS).

6 August 2019

Mindfulness-based interventions improve depression and anxiety outcomes in youths

In 2019, Darren Dunning and colleagues compiled a Research Review for the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry in which they evaluated, for the first time, the efficacy of MBIs on cognition and mental health in adolescents <18 years-of-age.

6 August 2019

The Challenge Model – anxious and vulnerable children

Royal Free Hospital Children’s School (RFHCS) has been running a specific programme to address the needs of a cohort of anxious and vulnerable children for the last 4 years – many of whom exhibit signs of emotionally based school refusal.

Psychological resilience

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.

19 July 2019

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.

27 June 2019

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Our conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders aims to raise awareness and understanding of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and provide an overview of how individuals and families affected by FASD can be supported.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Prof. Moira Plant

Reporting of depression symptoms in children with ADHD: do parents know best?

ADHD is a common neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by hyperactive-impulsiveness and inattention. ADHD often co-occurs with emotional disorders such as depression and anxiety. Depression in particular is prominent amongst adolescents with ADHD, and can be difficult to identify as it can have similar features both to ADHD itself and to some of the side effects of ADHD medication.

7 May 2019