Most cited CAMH paper joint #3 of 25: The contribution of mindfulness‐based therapies for children and families and proposed conceptual integration

Paul H. Harnett, Sharon Dawe.
Key Practitioner Message includes; Understanding the mechanisms of change is important in the future development of mindfulness‐based family interventions

7 February 2020

In Conversation… Interpersonal Psychotherapy with Dr. Fiona Duffy

Fiona Duffy explains IPT and how it differs from CBT. They touch upon interpersonal risk and maintaining factors, and how the therapy has been adapted for children and young people.

23 January 2020

Insecure paternal attachment confers a high cost on society

Youth that exhibit antisocial behaviours can impose a high cost on society due to the need for health, social and economic support in adulthood. Now, researchers have studied whether insecure attachment underlying antisocial behaviour contributes to or even adds to these costs.

13 January 2020

In Conversation… Mood Disorders with Dr. Gordana Milavić

Gordana discusses how conceptions of mood disorders have changed throughout career, highlighting changes such as whilst she was training it was thought that children were unable to get depressed.

10 January 2020

Anxiety

Anxiety disorders in children and young people are common and can have a significant impact on mental health and well-being. They are particularly prevalent in children with autism spectrum disorder and ADHD.

December 2019

Summaries include; if parental consanguinity predicts the severity of Autistic symptoms; study the transmission of intergenerational anxiety in families; systematic review into the effectiveness of available interventions to treat PTSD; the efficacy of teacher assessments vs exams to assess performance in UK schools; relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and extreme demand avoidance in young people with Autism; and how fluctuations in external environmental noise affect the developing Autonomic Nervous System in babies.

19 December 2019

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children and Young People

ADHD is a behavioural disorder with three key aspects, inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. It is very common for ADHD in children to present together with other developmental and/or mental health problems, such as oppositional and attachment disorders, Tourette’s syndrome, autism spectrum disorders and anxiety disorders.

Eating Disorders Editorial

Welcome to this edition of The Bridge which focuses on eating disorders.

16 December 2019

Depression Editorial

Welcome to the Depression in Children and Adolescents themed edition of The Bridge. You can see from the broad range of articles that there is much research activity on the topic of adolescent depression, which reflects how common this disorder is in young people.

16 December 2019

Anxiety Editorial

Owing to anxiety being common, with all of us experiencing a state of anxiety at some time and many also having trait anxiety, ACAMH journals provide good quality research advancing our knowledge of the science and evidence-based practice.

16 December 2019