Digital interventions are accessed, and inputted from patients in the form of a computer/web-based program or mobile phoned-based app.
Digital Interventions
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 62, Issue 04, April 2021
“‘The early bird catches the worm’—the need for even earlier intervention and targeted prevention for mental illnesses” by Helen L. Fisher
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 61, Issue 12, December 2020
“Biomarkers in precision medicine for mental illnesses” by Bradley S. Peterson
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CAMH Editorial: Volume 25, Issue 4, November 2020
Editorial: Social media use in children and adolescents – on the good or the bad side of the force? Prof. Michael Kaess
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Tuning into the real effect of smartphone use on parenting: a multiverse analysis – video abstract
Video abstract by Dr. Kathryn Modecki on her paper in JCPP ‘Tuning into the real effect of smartphone use on parenting: a multiverse analysis.’
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CAMHS services in our physically distanced world
On March 23rd 2020, the way healthcare was provided in England had to change overnight. With the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across the country, CAMHS staff had to adapt to the news that they must provide routine services from home where possible and all non-urgent face-to-face contact must cease to prevent the spread of the virus.
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How digital technologies affect adolescent psychological well-being and mental health – Dr. Amy Orben
Talk from Dr. Amy Orben, College Research Fellow, Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge. ACAMH members can now receive a CPD certificate for watching this recorded lecture.
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Emotional functioning in the transition from childhood to adolescence, and beyond – In Conversation with Professor Nick Allen
In this podcast, Professor Nick Allen, Director of the Centre for Digital Mental Health at the Department of Psychology at the University of Oregon talks about developmental transitions from childhood to adolescence.
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Bedtime social media use, sleep, and affective wellbeing in young adults: an experience sampling study – video abstract
Video abstract from Ahuti Das‐Friebel on the JCPP paper ‘Bedtime social media use, sleep, and affective wellbeing in young adults: an experience sampling study’.
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Cybervictimization in adolescence and its association with subsequent suicidal ideation/attempt beyond face‐to‐face victimization: a longitudinal population‐based study – video Q & A
Video Q & A about the paper ‘Cybervictimization in adolescence and its association with subsequent suicidal ideation/attempt beyond face‐to‐face victimization: a longitudinal population‐based study’.
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Online self-harm content might provide peer support to young people
Youth today find themselves living in an era of social media, with easy access to a wide range of social networking sites. Unfortunately, emerging evidence suggests that some social technologies might cause more harm than good to some young people’s mental health.1,2
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