Welcome to the December 2019 edition of The Bridge.
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.
These articles are usually accompanied with a glossary and a suggested reading list, which continue to produce a valuable education resource. What’s more… it is available for free!
The 170 research digests in The Bridge have so far totalled over 52,000 page views.
In this edition we summarise a range of research papers that have been published in 2019: Alshaban et al. explore if parental consanguinity predicts the severity of Autistic symptoms; Ahmadzadeh et al. study the transmission of intergenerational anxiety in families; Mavranezouli et al’s systematic review looks into the effectiveness of available interventions to treat PTSD in young people; Rimfeld et al’s fascinating study explores the efficacy of teacher assessments vs exams to assess performance in schools in the UK; Stuart et al. study the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and extreme demand avoidance (PDA) in young people with Autism; Wass et al. examine how fluctuations in external environmental noise affect the developing Autonomic Nervous System in babies.
I do hope you enjoy this edition and on behalf of all at The Bridge, I would like to wish you peace and joy for the festive season.