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Comparing findings from the random-intercept cross-lagged panel model and the monozygotic twin difference cross-lagged panel model: Maladaptive parenting and offspring emotional and behavioural problems
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘We examine associations between maladaptive parenting and child emotional and behavioural problems in identical twins aged 9, 12 and 16.’ Marie-Louise J. Kullberg (pic) et al.
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Where you live matters: visualizing environmental effects on reading attainment
Paper from the JCPP – ‘This study investigates the extent to which SES and geographical location interact to moderate the genetic and environmental components of reading attainment.’ Jeffrey A. Shero (pic) et al.
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Narrative Matters: Wasting away and fed up – dietary battles in history
Paper from the CAMH journal – ‘Histories of anorexia nervosa (AN), mostly written since the 1970s, have a standard narrative. The story is of largely Eurocentric self-starvation in adolescent girls in response to sociocultural pressures on women who are trapped in disempowering patriarchal systems.’ Jane Whittaker
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Diagnostic certainty during in-person and telehealth autism evaluations
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘Differences emerged in the frequency of diagnoses evaluated and made and diagnostic certainty for evaluations conducted via telehealth during the pandemic compared to in person before the pandemic, which likely impacted patients and reflect real-word challenges.’ Natasha N. Ludwig (pic) et al.
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Mentalisation – MBT-F (Based Treatment for Families) – recording
Professor Dr. K. ‘Eia’ Asen introduced the principles of Mentalization Informed Systemic Therapy (MIST) developed by Eia and Professor Peter Fonagy.
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Short Research Article: Opening a new CAMHS day hospital – does it affect inpatient admissions and does it help at all?
Paper from the CAMH journal – ‘This study’s primary aims were to examine the impact of a new Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) day hospital on referrals and admissions to the associated CAMHS in-patient unit.’ Sannie John and Dermot Cohen
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Autism; Depression in children and teenagers – Prof. Tony Attwood Special (recording)
Delegates only. This session focused on the use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help children and young people with autism with depression.
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Personality Function, Dysfunction, and the Social Domains Organisation of Mentalizing Processes
In this three-part Papers Podcast, Professor Jonathan Hill discusses his JCPP paper ‘The social domains organization of mentalizing processes in adolescents: a contribution to the conceptualization of personality function and dysfunction in young people’.
This three-part podcast explores the controversy surrounding personality function and dysfunction, focuses on mentalizing, the mentalizing processes, and social domains, and provides an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
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Practitioner Review: Effectiveness and mechanisms of change in participatory arts-based programmes for promoting youth mental health and well-being – a systematic review
Open Access JCPP paper – ‘There is good evidence that there are therapeutic processes in PAB programmes. There is a need for more transdisciplinary work to increase understanding of context–mechanism–outcome pathways, including the role played by different art stimuli and practices.’ Emma Williams (pic) et al.
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Heterogeneity in Children’s Reading Comprehension Difficulties
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Emma James discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘Heterogeneity in children’s reading comprehension difficulties: A latent class approach’. Emma is the lead author of the paper.
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