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Chronotype and Depression in Adolescence
We know that there is a bidirectional association between sleep duration/quality and depressive symptoms in youth. In adult populations depressive symptoms and circadian rhythms (sleep chronotype) have also been linked. In this paper, we established an association between chronotype and depressive symptoms in middle adolescence, independently of poor sleep and prior mental health difficulties.
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Annual Research Review: ‘There, the dance is – at the still point of the turning world’ – dynamic systems perspectives on coregulation and dysregulation during early development
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘ Here, we present a dynamic framework for understanding child–caregiver coregulatory interactions in the context of psychopathology.’ Sam Wass (pic) et al.
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National Mentorship Month: My 2-Week Dive into ACAMH
January is celebrated as National Mentorship Month and aims to raise awareness about the power and impact of mentoring. This National Mentorship Month 2024, Priyanka Joshi, a postgraduate student currently pursuing a Master’s in Publishing from City, University of London, shares her experience of her two-week work placement with the ACAMH Publications department.
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Exposure to prenatal infection and the development of internalizing and externalizing problems in children: a longitudinal population-based study
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘In this study, we investigated whether exposure to common infections during pregnancy is prospectively associated with repeatedly assessed child psychiatric symptoms in a large population-based study.’ Anna Suleri (pic) et al.
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JCPP 2023 Special Issue – ‘Innovation in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Interventions’
The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP) are delighted to announce the JCPP 2023 Special Issue on ‘Innovation in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Interventions’, edited by Paul Ramchandani, Tim Dalgleish, Joan Luby, Bradley Peterson, and Edmund Sonuga-Barke.
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Call for papers – CAMH Special Issue 2025 ‘Physical Environmental Influences on the Psychosocial Outcomes of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults’
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH journal) invites manuscripts for a special issue entitled ‘Physical Environmental Influences on the Psychosocial Outcomes of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults’ to be edited by Dr. Keri Wong, Dr. Steven Papachristou, and Dr. Marta Francesconi.
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ACAMH Editorial Team Members recognised as ‘Highly Cited Researchers’
Which ACAMH editors and editorial advisory board members feature as ‘Highly Cited Researchers’?
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Cognitive bias modification of interpretations for anxiety and depression in children and adolescents: A meta-analysis
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘This meta-analysis aimed to establish the effects of CBM-I for children and adolescents on both anxiety and depression using psychometrically validated symptom measures, as well as state negative affect and negative and positive interpretation bias.’ Gemma Sicouri (pic) et al.
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Professor William Yule RIP
We are saddened to learn of the death of Professor William Yule, Emeritus Professor of Applied Child Psychology at King’s College London Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience.
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Short Research Article: Opening a new CAMHS day hospital – does it affect inpatient admissions and does it help at all?
Paper from the CAMH journal – ‘This study’s primary aims were to examine the impact of a new Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) day hospital on referrals and admissions to the associated CAMHS in-patient unit.’ Sannie John and Dermot Cohen
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