JCPP Editorial: Volume 60, Issue 06, June 2019

“Correlation and causation: to study causality in psychopathology” by Arne Lervåg

1 June 2019

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). 

7 May 2019

Children’s Understanding of Depression

Depression is a mental illness that affects children and especially adolescents, however little is known about how children and adolescents understand depression. Gaining an understanding of how children perceive illness can facilitate effective communication with health professionals and children’s active involvement in decision-making about their health.

7 May 2019

JCPP Editorial: Volume 60, Issue 05, May 2019

“The psychopathology p factor: will it revolutionise the science and practice of child and adolescent psychiatry?” by Angelica Ronald

29 April 2019

CAMH Editorial: Volume 24, Issue 2, May 2019

Editorial: Debates in scientific practice
What is the purpose of debates?

12 April 2019

‘Patient and practitioner experience of mindfulness as taught in DBT’ Jennie Eeles

Jennie Eeles lecture on ‘Patient and practitioner experience of mindfulness as taught in DBT’. This was recorded on 4 April 2019 at the ACAMH Southern Branch Research Day. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.

4 April 2019

Cognitive flexibility in OCD: challenging the paradigm

Data from a new study by Nicole Wolff and colleagues suggest that cognitive flexibility can be better in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) than typically developing controls.

29 March 2019

Dysregulation profile risk may be identified in infancy

The “dysregulation profile” (DP) describes a child psychopathology construct that measures broad-based, generalised emotional and behavioural dysregulation using the Child Behaviour Checklist

29 March 2019

Infant Mental Health

28 March 2019

In conversation… Professor Andrea Danese discusses Trauma

Andrea discusses the impact trauma has on the child, the Topic Guide on Trauma he wrote with Dr Patrick Smith for ACAMH. He also talks about the recent paper in The Lancet ‘The epidemiology of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder in a representative cohort of young people in England and Wales’ Lewis, S J et al, and its findings.

28 March 2019