Editorial
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Sleep Editorial
This edition of The Bridge concentrates on sleep, a poignant reminder that I am editing this on a 6am train to London having shortened my own sleep cycle and feeling rather sleep deprived on this dark winter morning.
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Tourette’s Syndrome Editorial
The focus of this Digest is Tourette Syndrome, a condition, which has much stigma attached, stereotyped views by society about what it means and a lack of national clinical guidance.
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Editorial
The March 2019 edition of The Bridge focusses on traumatic experiences, outcomes, and interventions. Trauma can occur in many forms from single exposure to a life-threatening or fear-inducing event, to sustained trauma ranging from neglect, other abuses, famine or war.
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Conduct Disorders and Aggression Editorial
This editorial edition of The Bridge is on the topic of conduct disorders and aggression.
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Autism Spectrum Disorders and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Editorial
This edition of The Bridge focusses on Autism Spectrum Disorders and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
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Depression, Self-harm and Suicide Editorial
This edition of The Bridge focusses on depression, self-harm and suicidal thoughts. These are important clinical topics.
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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.
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December 2019 The Bridge Editorial
It has been 2 years since The Bridge was relaunched in its current form. Each monthly themed edition publishes summaries of selected papers from the ACAMH journals – JCPP and CAMH – and occasionally features guest research digests. Over the past two years we have covered a huge range of topics and published over 170 research summaries and counting.
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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.
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Suicide and Self-harm Edition Editorial
The National Confidential Enquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health Annual Report (2018) highlighted that suicide in the under 20’s is rising generally and that the number of suicides rises towards late teens.
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