What are the characteristics of arguments that precede youth suicide?

Researchers at Kent State University, USA have studied the characteristics of conflicts or arguments before death by suicide in young people aged 17 years or younger.

21 October 2021

Fire starting – what makes young people do it, which interventions work

Led by criminologist Joanna Foster, these two interactive workshop explores what is known about children and teenagers who set fires. ACAMH Members receive a CPD certificate for attending.

Professor Kapil Sayal appointed as prestigious NIHR Senior Investigator

Congratulations to CAMH Editor, Professor Kapil Sayal who has been appointed as a new NIHR Senior Investigator.

9 March 2021

Predicting Complex PTSD in Foster Care – CAMHS around the Campfire

#CAMHScampfire welcomes Dr. Rachel Hiller, as we discuss her JCPP paper ‘A longitudinal study of cognitive predictors of (complex) post‐traumatic stress in young people in out‐of‐home care’. 17.00 UK, 18.00 CET, 12 noon EST. ACAMH Members attending will be eligible for a CPD certificate.

Are children of any age susceptible to suicidal behaviour?

Mei-Sing Ong and colleagues in the USA and Canada have investigated the risk factors for suicide attempt in a large cohort of children, adolescents, and young adults with mental health disorders.

9 November 2020

Does having both ADHD and irritability symptoms in childhood predict mental health outcomes in adolescence?

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms combined with high levels of irritability during childhood is a significant predictor of subsequent mental health problems and suicidality in adolescence, according to findings from a new study.

3 November 2020

The Catalogue of Mental Health Measures: Discovering the depths of mental health data in UK longitudinal studies

A chance for ACAMH Members to join Professor Louise Arseneault, and Bridget Bryan, to learn, and use, the Catalogue of Mental Health Measures, an interactive catalogue of mental health and wellbeing measures in British cohort and longitudinal studies.

Young people’s ‘neural fingerprints’ might permit a precision-medicine approach to depression

Precision medicine has been discussed in medical research since the late 1990’s. Only recently, however, has this concept aroused interest and inspired relevant research in psychiatry, particularly in adolescents.

25 September 2020

A history of abuse increases the risk of suicide attempts in youth

Researchers in Belgium and the USA have conducted one of the first investigations into whether a history of various forms of abuse and the presence of mood disorders and psychotic symptoms can predict suicide attempts in psychiatrically hospitalized children.

4 August 2020

July 2020

In this issue, we summarise recent studies on a wide range of topics – including sleep, sensory symptoms, emotional symptoms, disinhibition, alcohol misuse, complex PTSD symptoms, and self-harm – which reveal new insights helping us to better understand and address psychopathology in young people.

19 July 2020