Anxiety Disorders
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What are the mental health impacts of school anxiety and emotional based school avoidance (EBSA)?
EBSA refers to severe difficulty attending school due to emotional factors. It’s estimated to affect 1-5% of school-age children and is more prevalent in secondary schools. This blog explores the mental health consequences of these issues.
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The Hierarchy of Evidence: Single-Case Experimental Designs and CBT Interventions for Anxiety
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Tom Cawthorne and Professor Roz Shafran discuss their JCPP Advances paper ‘Do single-case experimental designs lead to randomised controlled trials of cognitive behavioural therapy interventions for adolescent anxiety and related disorders recommended in the National Institute of Clinical Excellence guidelines? A systematic review’.
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The Internalizing Paradox – Youth Anxiety and Depression Symptoms
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. John Weisz discusses his JCPP paper ‘Research Review: The internalizing paradox – youth anxiety and depression symptoms, psychotherapy outcomes, and implications for research and practice’. There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice.
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The Relationship Between Dissociation and Panic Symptoms in Adolescence
In this Papers Podcast, Lottie Shipp discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘The relationship between dissociation and panic symptoms in adolescence and the exploration of potential mediators’. Lottie is the lead author of the paper.
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Testing the social motivation theory of autism: the role of co-occurring anxiety
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘This study tests the mechanisms underlying the association between social motivation and autistic traits.’ Eloise Bagg et al.
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Children of parents with depression or anxiety: Long-term follow-up, causality and resilience
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘Three papers in the December issue (2023) of JCPP Advances focus on children of parents with depression or anxiety. Parental depression and anxiety are both highly prevalent psychiatric conditions, representing a major public health concern. The aim of this editorial is to provide context to the findings of these three studies and to highlight important methodological strengths.’ Henrik Larsson (pic).
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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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Research Review: Psychological and psychosocial interventions for children and adolescents with depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder in low- and middle-income countries – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘Psychological and psychosocial interventions aimed at addressing depression, anxiety, and PTSD among children and adolescents in LMICs have demonstrated promising results.’ Cansu Alozkan-Sever (pic) et al.
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Preventing Anxiety in the Children of Anxious Parents
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Fiona Challacombe discusses her co-authored CAMH journal paper ‘Preventing anxiety in the children of anxious parents – feasibility of a brief, online, group intervention for parents of one- to three-year-olds’.
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