Anxiety Disorders
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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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Stratifying early-onset emotional disorders: using genetics to assess persistence in young people of European and South Asian ancestry
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘We examined whether psychiatric polygenic scores (PGS) could help inform stratification efforts to predict those at higher risk of recurrence’. Charlotte A. Dennison et al.
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The multifaceted consequences and economic costs of child anxiety problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Video abstract from Mara Violato and Jack Pollard on her JCPP Advances paper ‘The multifaceted consequences and economic costs of child anxiety problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis’.
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Anxiety in children and teenagers – supporting, understanding and signposting (recording)
Delegates ONLY. In this event, we explore what anxiety looks like in young people, suggest some practical tips for recognising and supporting anxious children and adolescents, hear about anxiety relating to exams, and learn more about what we know from research about the causes of anxiety. Recordings available for 90 days.
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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
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘The primary purpose of this review was to investigate whether Single-case experimental designs (SCEDs) are currently followed by randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) intervention for adolescent anxiety disorders named in the NICE guidelines’. Tom Cawthorne et al.
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Following the children of depressed parents from childhood to adult life: A focus on mood and anxiety disorders
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘While it is known that depression in a parent increases risk for offspring depression and anxiety, there are relatively few prospective longitudinal studies following the offspring of depressed parents across the transition from adolescence into adulthood – a key period of risk.’ Victoria Powell (pic) et al.
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Mothers’ symptoms of anxiety and depression and the development of child temperament: A genetically informative, longitudinal investigation
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘We explored longitudinal associations between mothers’ emotional symptoms and child temperament traits and adjusted for genetic effects shared across generations’. Y. I. Ahmadzadeh (pic) et al.
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Research Review: The internalizing paradox – youth anxiety and depression symptoms, psychotherapy outcomes, and implications for research and practice
Paper from the JCPP – ‘Drawing on recent research, we examine candidate explanations for this paradox to help identify strategies for addressing it by improving outcomes for youth depression.’ John R. Weisz (pic) et al.
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Anxiety – Increasing Understanding and Improving Awareness
Celebrating its twelfth year, Mental Health Awareness Week has chosen to focus on ‘Anxiety’ – to increase public understanding of anxiety and improve awareness of the impact it can have on lives. Everyone, in some shape or form, experiences anxiety. However, anxiety can become overwhelming and, in some cases, can evolve into an anxiety disorder.
This Mental Health Awareness Week (15 to 21 May 2023), we encourage you to explore the FREE learning opportunities available on our website, and to share with your networks, to increase people’s awareness and understanding of the impact of anxiety on children and young people.
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Enhanced late positive potential to conditioned threat cue during delayed extinction in anxious youth
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘This study compared threat learning among anxious and non-anxious youth using self-reports, peripheral psychophysiology measures, and event-related potentials’. Zohar Klein (pic) et al.
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