Epidemiology
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Co-development of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autistic trait trajectories from childhood to early adulthood
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism, defined as traits or disorders, commonly co-occur. Developmental trajectories of ADHD and autistic traits both show heterogeneity in onset and course, but little is known about how symptom trajectories co-develop into adulthood.’ Amy Shakeshaft (pic) et al.
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The effects of COVID-19 on child mental health: Biannual assessments up to April 2022 in a clinical and two general population samples
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘We examined how child mental health has developed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic up to 2 years into the pandemic (April 2022). We included children (age 8–18) from two general population samples and one clinical sample receiving psychiatric care.’ Josjan Zijlmans (pic) et al.
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Socioeconomic and sex inequalities in parent-reported adolescent mental ill-health: time trends in four British birth cohorts
Open Access paper from the JCPP – “Studies using symptom-based screeners have suggested that mental ill-health has increased in adolescents in recent decades, however, few studies have tested the equivalence of their instruments, which is critical for inferring changes in prevalence”. Eoin McElroy (pic) et al.
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Cyberbullying among adolescents in Turkey: the relationship between coping strategies and cyberbullying perpetration
Paper from the CAMH journal 2023 Special Issue – “Cyberbullying is becoming a global threat with the ease of access to the internet”. Eyüp Sabır Erbiçer et al.
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Annual Research Review: The impact of Covid-19 on psychopathology in children and young people worldwide: systematic review of studies with pre- and within-pandemic data
Open Access paper from the JCPP – “We aimed to search for and review the evidence from epidemiological studies to answer the question: how has mental health changed in the general population of children and young people?”. Tamsin Newlove-Delgado (pic) and Abigail Russel et al.
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Incidence and outcomes of eating disorders during the pandemic: what has changed?
During the pandemic, the NHS CAMH eating disorder services saw almost a doubling in the number of referrals for eating disorders and waiting list times are now surpassing what is recommended. This surge in eating disorder presentations in clinical settings led researchers to wonder what impact, if any, Covid-19 had on the incidence of eating disorders in young people.
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 62, Issue 10, October 2021
Editorial: Factualities – establishing empirical truths in child psychology and psychiatry by Albertine J. Oldehinkel
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JCPP Advances Editorial: Volume 01, Issue 02, July 2021
Editorial: ‘Causation and prediction in child and adolescent mental health research’ by Henrik Larsson
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Gender identity is not as simple as ABC(D)
Alexandra Potter and colleagues in the USA have used data collected as part of the longitudinal Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) US cohort study to examine associations between diverse gender experiences and mental health.
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Is race linked to the structure of psychopathology in young people?
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found no significant difference in the hierarchical structure of psychopathology between African American and European American youths.
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