Most cited CAMH paper #17 of 25: Teachers’ Recognition of Children’s Mental Health Problems

Maria E. Loades, Kiki Mastroyannopoulou.
Key Practitioner Message includes; Teachers were generally good at recognising the existence and severity of symptoms of problems (behavioural or emotional) presented by a child described in a vignette.

7 February 2020

Most cited CAMH paper #18 of 25: The Diagnostic Utility of Executive Function Assessments in the Identification of ADHD in Children

Joni Holmes, Susan E. Gathercole, Maurice Place, Tracy P. Alloway, Julian G. Elliott, Kerry A. Hilton.
Key Practitioner Message includes; Guidance from clinicians about the difficulties in executive functioning experienced by children with ADHD may prove helpful to teachers and parents.

7 February 2020

Most cited CAMH paper #23 of 25: Adolescents Who Self Harm: A Comparison of Those Who Go to Hospital and Those Who Do Not

Keith Hawton, Karen Rodham, Emma Evans, Louise Harriss.
Most cited CAMH paper #23 of 25: Adolescents Who Self Harm: A Comparison of Those Who Go to Hospital and Those Who Do Not

7 February 2020

CAMH Editorial: Volume 25, Issue 1, February 2020

Editorial: Improving health care for gender diverse youth through education and training. By Dr. Christopher G. AhnAllen

31 January 2020

JCPP Editorial: Volume 61, Issue 02, February 2020

“From risk prediction to action: leveraging electronic health records to improve pediatric population mental health” by Scott H. Kollins

31 January 2020

Adoption and attachment: A parent’s perspective Part 2

I work as a psychiatrist, and I had a year’s experience of CAMHS psychiatry and I already had two thriving birth children when my adopted daughter came into our lives. None of this had prepared me for the challenges I faced when my daughter moved in.

20 January 2020

Ensuring attachment security in adolescents: as easy as ABC?

Researchers in the USA have examined whether infants of parents receiving the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up (ABC) intervention show improvements in perceived attachment security later in middle childhood.

13 January 2020

Disinhibited social engagement behaviour is not unique to children exposed to inadequate caregiving

Interestingly, the course of DSEB was not associated with neglect, emotional maltreatment or effortful control but there was evidence for a significant association with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and oppositional defiant disorder.

13 January 2020

Anxiety

Anxiety disorders in children and young people are common and can have a significant impact on mental health and well-being. They are particularly prevalent in children with autism spectrum disorder and ADHD.

December 2019

Summaries include; if parental consanguinity predicts the severity of Autistic symptoms; study the transmission of intergenerational anxiety in families; systematic review into the effectiveness of available interventions to treat PTSD; the efficacy of teacher assessments vs exams to assess performance in UK schools; relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and extreme demand avoidance in young people with Autism; and how fluctuations in external environmental noise affect the developing Autonomic Nervous System in babies.

19 December 2019