Adolescents
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February 2020 issue – The Bridge attachment edition
This edition of The Bridge features paternal attachment, early caregiving, disinhibited social engagement behaviour, adolescent security and a parent’s perspective on attachment and adoption.
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Early caregiving experiences shape adolescent attachment profiles
Secure attachment in adolescents seems to be associated with robust mental health and social skills. How the quality of early caregiving impacts on attachment security in adolescence, however, is less clear.
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A Cross-cultural Examination of Attachment Relationships and Mental Health in Adolescents
Research into the protective factors for adolescent mental health such as attachment will help us understand the challenges adolescents face.
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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.
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Individual changes in stress-level predict non-suicidal self-injury
In their latest study, Adam Miller and colleagues propose that these inconsistencies might be due to a reliance on “between-person” models that compare individuals with high stress levels to those with low stress levels.
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DBT is effective for youth with high levels of emotion dysregulation
In 2019, Molly Adrian and colleagues examined the predictors and moderators of treatment outcomes for suicidal adolescents who participated in a randomized controlled trial evaluating Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) versus Individual/Group Supportive Therapy (IGST).
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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).
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Most adolescents with depression are significantly fatigued: What can we do about it?
“Fatigue” describes an extreme state of tiredness or exhaustion. When it is ongoing and not explained by exertion, it can become problematic.
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Social connectedness and suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescents
Suicide is a major public health concern claiming over 44,000 lives annually and ranking within the top 10 causes of death for the general population and the 2nd leading cause of death for those aged 15-24 years of age (though there is variation in this when examining causes by racial groups).
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Continued family dysfunction accounts for the association between childhood adversity and adolescent self-harm
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is any deliberate attempt at inflicting physical self-harm in the absence of suicidal intent. NSSI peaks during adolescence, with roughly 17% of adolescents reporting having engaged in it at least once.
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