Depression is common in children and young people, particularly in adolescence and among girls. On average, an episode of depression lasts for about eight months and often occurs alongside non-depressive conditions such as ADHD.
Depression
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Latest evidence on mental health interventions and service response to refugee children
The latest figures indicate that in 2016 65.5 million people had to leave their homes due to war and armed conflicts, of which around one-third of are refugees who fled other countries to seek asylum.
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Parental responses in predicting children’s PTSD
Many children will be exposed to a potentially traumatic situation at some point in their childhood -that is, an event where there is a potential threat to life or of serious injury to the child, or to someone close to them. These events can range from common unintentional or accidental traumas, such as car accidents or serious sporting accidents, to deliberate harm, such as assault or maltreatment. Such trauma exposure can have a significant negative impact on a child’s psychological wellbeing.
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Helping young people in crisis: gender identity, personality problems, and complex trauma
Helping young people in crisis: gender identity, personality problems, and complex trauma
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- Jack Tizard Memorial International Conference
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Can physical exercise improve tics and associated mental health difficulties in Tourette syndrome? The jury is out
Physical exercise is increasingly being recommended as part of management for children and young people with mental health problems. There is a growing evidence base that shows physical exercise is associated with improvements in functioning for conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), although studies are small, they are signifcant.
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Self-harm Masterclass ‘Therapeutic Assessment for adolescents with self-harm’
Therapeutic Assessment is a brief intervention for young people presenting with self-harm in an emergency. The assessment consists of identifying the vicious cycle of self-harm in the form of a diagram, followed by a collaborative development of an “exit”, a way of breaking the cycle and moving forward.
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Prescribing in the dark: off-label drug treatments for children with insomnia
Insomnia is a common problem in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs), and has a profound effect on quality-of-life.
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Who said ‘Grow… with me, the best is yet to be!’, and why?
The publication of scientific journals has seen over four centuries since the world’s first scientific journal, Philosophical Transactions was published in 1662. In 2019 the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry which turns 60, see how you can get involved.
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JCPP ‘Celebrating 60 Years’
JCPP, is our internationally acclaimed publication, bringing together empirical research, clinical studies and reviews in order to advance how we understand and approach child and adolescent mental health.
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‘Forensics in Children and Adolescents’ – Foreword from Guest Editor Dr Mark Lovell
Welcome to this edition of The Bridge which focuses on ‘Forensics in Children and Adolescents’.
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Depression
Research digests about depression from the September 2018 edition of The Bridge, ACAMH’s journal of secondary publication.
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