Psychotherapies are commonly used therapies for children and young people. They can help children and families understand and resolve problems, change their behaviour and change the way they think and feel about their experiences.
Psychotherapies
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The policy context for research into child and adolescent psychotherapy
Mental illness in children and young people is recognised as a major public health concern with evidence of rising prevalence, possibly exacerbated by COVID-19.
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The importance of acknowledging difference in psychoanalytic psychotherapy
Single case studies are often used in psychoanalytic psychotherapy research to identify potential mechanisms of change. Sean Junor-Sheppard undertook such a study, which was published in the Journal of Child Psychotherapy in 2019.
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Psychodynamic therapy with children and young people – where’s the evidence?
For many years psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapies have been considered to lack a credible evidence base. Partly this has been due to a degree of reluctance among psychodynamic practitioners to support the kind of empirical research that would help to establish such an evidence base.
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Stephen Scott: We neglect children’s mental health at our peril
“Health and happiness”, isn’t that what we ask for? But what is the point of being physically well if we are miserable and don’t have a good life?
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Voice‐hearing in adolescence – ‘CAMHS around the Campfire’
A panel, comprising Dr. Sarah Parry, an independent expert Dr. Emmanuelle Peters, Reader of Clinical Psychology, KCL, young person with experience Rebecca Burns, and Douglas Badenoch, Information Scientist, discussed the research and its implications.
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City living and psychosis: Unpicking an old question using new data
Decades of research point towards a role of urban upbringing in mental health problems, particularly psychosis. Leading theories often refer to the “stress of the city” as a driving factor. Developments in fields spanning geography to genetics call for renewed attention on the topic.
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Treatment-seeking for eating disorders among adolescents: Implications for mental health literacy campaigns
Eating disorders commonly occur during adolescence, however, only a minority (10-25%) of affected adolescents receive appropriate treatment.
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The costs of childhood ADHD extend into early adulthood
Earlier this year, Ebba Du Rietz and colleagues reported their findings from a large-scale, register-based study of the impact of childhood ADHD on healthcare use and costs in early adulthood.
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Should we pay more attention to self-esteem in young people?
Researchers in Bordeaux, France have investigated the association between self-esteem (assessed in adolescence or adulthood), with adult academic and psychosocial outcomes.
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Harnessing the potential of digital technology for remote interventions with young people
Charlotte Sanderson and colleagues explain that there is good empirical evidence supporting that digital interventions can be clinically effective.
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