This section of the site contains selected open access papers from our journals:
Use the links above to access the index of JCPP and CAMH.
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Treatment of childhood disruptive behavior disorders and callous-unemotional traits: a systematic review and two multilevel meta-analyses
Paper from the JCPP – ‘Children with callous-unemotional (CU) traits are at high lifetime risk of antisocial behavior. It is unknown if treatments for disruptive behavior disorders are as effective for children with CU traits (DBD+CU) as those without (DBD-only), nor if treatments directly reduce CU traits.’ Samantha Perlstein (pic) et al.
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Research Review: A systematic review of dramatherapy interventions used to alleviate emotional distress and support the well-being of children and young people aged 8–18 years old
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘As there is a growing evidence base, this systematic review sought to identify, describe and evaluate dramatherapy with children and adolescents who were experiencing emotional distress (anxiety, depression and trauma) in order to inform future research in this area’. Eleanor Keiller (pic) et al.
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Emotional Dysregulation, Disordered Eating, and Self-harm: Associations and Mediating Pathways
In this ‘Papers Podcast’, we are joined by Dr. Naomi Warne (pic) and Dr. Helen Bould to discuss their JCPP paper, ‘Emotional dysregulation in childhood and disordered eating and self-harm in adolescence: prospective associations and mediating pathways’.
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Research Review: Efficacy of stimulants for preschool attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to review currently available evidence to evaluate the efficacy and acceptability of stimulants for preschool children with ADHD.’ Luisa S. Sugaya, Luis C. Farhat et al.
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Editorial: How to advance the understanding of multimorbidity in neurodevelopmental disorders using longitudinal research?
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are complex, heterogeneous, conditions that show considerable clinical overlap. […] In recent times, there has been a growing recognition, in particular in general medicine and primary care, of the need to take multimorbidity into account.’ Henrik Larsson (pic)
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A qualitative study of young people’s lived experiences of suicide and self-harm: intentionality, rationality and authenticity
Open Access paper from the CAMH journal – ‘Using semi-structured interview methods and reflexive thematic analysis, this study explores how 24 young people aged 16–24 in Scotland, UK made sense of their lived experiences of suicidal thoughts and feelings, self-harm, and suicide attempts.’ Hazel Marzetti (pic) et al.
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Categorical versus dimensional structure of autism spectrum disorder: A multi-method investigation
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘The primary objective of this study was to use a multi-method approach to examine the broad latent categorical versus dimensional structure of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)’. Thomas W. Frazier (pic) and Lacey Chetcuti et al.
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 64, Issue 02, February 2023
Editorial: ‘Therapies for mental health difficulties: finding the sweet spot between standardization and personalization’ by Alice M. Gregory, Martin K. Rutter, Juan J. Madrid-Valero, Sophie D. Bennett, Roz Shafran, Daniel J. Buysse.
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Commentary: Modeling the malleable mental health trajectory – a commentary on Oldehinkel and Ormel (2023)
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘In their Annual Research Review, Oldehinkel & Ormel argue that psychological and psychiatric researchers should not only compare groups but also focus on the within-person variability using repeated measurements in longitudinal studies to advance our understanding of emotional and behavioral problems. I argue adopting such within-person approaches might also change how we think about causality and might lead us to more successful intervention research.’ Henning Tiemeier
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Review: Crisis responses for children and young people – a systematic review of effectiveness, experiences and service organisation (CAMH-Crisis)
Open Access paper from the CAMH journal – ‘To examine the organisation of crisis services across education, health, social care and voluntary sectors; the experiences and perceptions of CYP, families and staff; the effectiveness of current approaches to care and the goals of crisis intervention.’ Deborah Edwards (pic) et al.
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