Diagnosis

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    Unfolding Autism; An International Expert Conference

    Don’t miss the Early Bird!

    Event type
    International Expert Conference
    Location
    LIVE STREAM
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  • child insomina

    Insomnia: Assessment, Treament, Results

    EARLY BIRD OFFER! Join renowned expert child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Jess Shatkin for insights and guidance on managing insomina in children and young people. Healthcare professionals attending will enhance their skills in diagnosing and treating sleep disorders, gain insights into how improving sleep can positively impact psychiatric functioning and overall wellbeing, and contributing to ongoing professional development.

    Event type
    Introductory and Update Session
    Location
    LIVE STREAM
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  • JCPP Advances

    Call for papers – JCPP Advances Special Issue 2026 “Transdiagnostic Approaches to Child and Adolescent Mental Health”

    JCPP Advances invites manuscripts for a special issue entitled “Transdiagnostic Approaches to Child and Adolescent Mental Health”. Interested authors should submit a letter of intent as a Microsoft Word document to the JCPP Advances editorial office with ‘JCPPA Special Issue 2026’ in the subject line by 28th March 2025.

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  • Eating Disorders: A Concern for All

    Did you know that approximately 22% of children and adolescents worldwide show disordered eating? Eating Disorders Awareness Week (24 February – 2 March 2025) is an opportunity to improve awareness that anyone can have an eating disorder and explore the impact that eating disorders can have on children and young people.

    This Eating Disorder Awareness Week, we encourage you to explore the FREE learning opportunities available on our website and ACAMH Learn, and to share with your networks.

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  • The STADIA Trial: Exploring clinical and cost effectiveness

    Many children and young people with diagnosable mental health disorders are not receiving timely help, says new research.
    Press release by The University of Nottingham for new paper published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry by Kapil Sayal et al.

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  • Autism Acceptance Week 2024

    Breaking Down Barriers and Improving Understanding – Autism Acceptance Week 2024

    This World Autism Acceptance Week (2 April to 8 April 2024), we encourage you to explore the FREE learning opportunities available on our website, and to share with your networks.

    Together we can work towards ‘sharing best evidence, improving practice’ to help create a society that works for autistic children and young people.

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  • Sara Jaffee

    JCPP Annual Research Review 2024 – “Time may change me”: Developmental change across multiple time scales

    We are delighted to announce the release of the 2024 Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry (JCPP) Annual Research Review, edited by Sara R. Jaffee.

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  • Zoe R. Smith

    Inclusion and Advocacy for Women with ADHD: Addressing Inequities and Challenging Diagnostic Bias on International Women’s Day

    March 8th, 2024 is International Women’s Day and this year’s theme is “Inspire Inclusion.” Unfortunately, women who hold multiple intersecting identities that are systemically oppressed world-wide are often excluded from discussions. One example includes women who are neurodiverse, and more specifically for this post, women with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Women and non-binary folks are often excluded from appropriate diagnosis of ADHD due to bias in providers, boy/men-dominated symptoms in the DSM-5 (Barkley, 2023; Hinshaw et al., 2021), socialization to mask and internalize symptoms, and sexism and other forms of discrimination. As with most discrimination, this is even worse for women with ADHD who also hold other systemically oppressed identities. This blog will focus on how to increase equity for women with ADHD with concrete solutions for multiples systems that affect them.

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  • A young, curly haired African American girl sits bored looking at food. Do not want to eat food.

    An Overview of Psychological Interventions for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)

    Marking its tenth anniversary as a diagnosis, our scoping review summarised 50 studies reporting on psychological interventions and outcomes for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). In the absence of clinical guidelines to support clinicians, our review highlights that a range of psychological interventions can be implemented to support children and young people with ARFID. Here, we summarise the existing literature and highlight areas for further research. 

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  • Natasha N. Ludwig

    Diagnostic certainty during in-person and telehealth autism evaluations

    Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘Differences emerged in the frequency of diagnoses evaluated and made and diagnostic certainty for evaluations conducted via telehealth during the pandemic compared to in person before the pandemic, which likely impacted patients and reflect real-word challenges.’ Natasha N. Ludwig (pic) et al.

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