Understanding and working with Tourette Syndrome

3 July 2018

Persistent picky eating predicts pervasive developmental disorders in children

Picky eating — characterized by food refusal, unwillingness to try new foods or eating a limited variety of foods — affects 14-50% preschool children and is often considered by clinicians as a normal phase of child development.

2 July 2018

Infants of mothers with eating disorders show neurobehavioural and cognitive defects

Eating disorders can have serious adverse clinical, social and psychological outcomes in affected patients, but whether maternal eating disorders are associated with negative outcomes in newborns is unknown.

2 July 2018

Expressed emotion varies with eating disorder diagnosis

Unique patterns of expressed emotion characterize communication within families with children affected by eating disorders, according to new research. Researchers across the USA recruited 215 adolescents (aged 12-19 years) with eating disorders and their families, and asked them to complete the Standardized Clinical Family Interview.

2 July 2018

JCPP Editorial: Volume 59, Issue 07, July 2018

“The rising prevalence of autism” by Eric Fombonne

1 July 2018

JCPP – recent impact factor and rankings

“I am delighted for the members of the Association of Child & Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) and everyone connected with the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry – the journal is now ranked first in Developmental Psychology internationally in the recent impact factor tables.”

27 June 2018

Violent self-harm may predict subsequent suicide

Researchers in Sweden have found that violent methods of self-harm requiring hospitalization may indicate high risk of future suicide in adolescents and young women.

12 June 2018

PAPYRUS – working for prevention of suicide in young people

Every year many thousands more attempt or contemplate suicide, harm themselves or suffer alone, afraid to speak openly about how they are feeling. PAPYRUS strongly believes that many young suicides are preventable.

12 June 2018

The family environment mediates risk of self-harming

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) constitutes any deliberate physical injury to oneself that is not life-threatening. It is a behaviour that commonly starts during adolescence. Childhood family adversity (CFA) is associated with NSSI, but the risk pathways between CFA and NSSI are unclear.

12 June 2018

Clinical characteristics of adolescents referred for treatment of depressive disorders

Low mood and depression often emerge during adolescence and are associated with long-term difficulties including increased risk of developing other mental health disorders, educational underachievement, low income/unemployment, and risk of suicidal behaviour.

12 June 2018