March 2020

The March 2020 edition of The Bridge features research digests on ‘FRIENDS’ and anxiety, CAMHS and technology training, OCD, parenting, autism and more.

19 March 2020

Harmful sexual behaviours in children and young people

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Event type

Half Day

Location

Bolton

Insecure paternal attachment contributes to childhood anxiety

A recent study has investigated the direct and indirect relationships between parent–child attachment and negative parental behaviours exhibited by mothers and fathers, individually, in a sample of children with clinical anxiety.

13 January 2020

Insecure paternal attachment confers a high cost on society

Youth that exhibit antisocial behaviours can impose a high cost on society due to the need for health, social and economic support in adulthood. Now, researchers have studied whether insecure attachment underlying antisocial behaviour contributes to or even adds to these costs.

13 January 2020

A Cross-cultural Examination of Attachment Relationships and Mental Health in Adolescents

Research into the protective factors for adolescent mental health such as attachment will help us understand the challenges adolescents face.

3 January 2020

Forensics in Children and Adolescents Editorial

Welcome to the ‘Forensics in Children and Adolescents’ themed edition of The Bridge, covering the intersection of science, clinical practice and the criminal justice system.

16 December 2019

Tourette’s Syndrome Editorial

The focus of this Digest is Tourette Syndrome, a condition, which has much stigma attached, stereotyped views by society about what it means and a lack of national clinical guidance.

16 December 2019

New developmentally appropriate diagnostic criteria need to be established to identify ADHD early in preschoolers

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) typically emerges during preschool years and in a subset of children, can persist into adolescence. Early identification might help promote a favourable ADHD trajectory, but the current predictors of ADHD persistence are insufficient.

10 December 2019

Self-harm in children and adolescents: attention seeking or cause for concern?

Is the reporting of self-harm improving due to better awareness, or are young people really self-harming at increasing rates? How concerned should we be about the increase? In this blog, I draw on recent work by my colleagues in the Multicentre Study of Self-Harm in England.

6 December 2019

‘ACEs, Attachment, and Trauma: new advances in understanding and treatment’ – 2020 Emanuel Miller Memorial Lecture and National Conference

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Event type

National Conference

Location

London