Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
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TeaLeaF- task shifting children’s mental health care to primary school teachers in the Darjeeling Himalayas of West Bengal, India
TeaLeaf-Mansik Swastha (Teachers Leading the Frontlines- Mental Health) is a research-led community-based intervention which sees the “shifting” of mental health care to primary school teachers in the Darjeeling Himalayas of West Bengal using evidence-based therapy techniques.
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Advancing the Understanding and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Young People – Emanuel Miller International Conference 2025
This year’s eargerly anticipated Emanuel Miller International Conference brings together leading advancements in anxiety research and treatment, offering attendees insights into innovative approaches and the latest evidence-based practices. A phenomenal line-up includes; Professor Cathy Creswell, Associate Professor Dylan Gee, Dr. Matt Hollocks, Dr. Georgina Krebs, Associate Professor Eleanor Leigh, Professor David Mataix-Cols, Professor Richard Meiser-Stedman, Dr. Wendy Silverman, and Dr John Walkup.
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- Emanuel Miller
- Location
- LIVE STREAM
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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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Autism; Depression in children and teenagers – Prof. Tony Attwood Special (recording)
Delegates only. This session focused on the use of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help children and young people with autism with depression.
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START NOW: a cognitive behavioral skills training for adolescent girls with conduct or oppositional defiant disorder – a randomized clinical trial
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘Here, we aimed at confirming the efficacy of START NOW, a cognitive-behavioral, dialectical behavior therapy-oriented skills training program aiming to enhance emotion regulation skills, interpersonal and psychosocial adjustment, adapted for female adolescents with CD or ODD.’ Christina Stadler (pic) et al.
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Subtyping at-risk adolescents for predicting response toward insomnia prevention program
Open Access JCPP paper – ‘Adolescents at risk for insomnia can be classified into different subgroups according to their psychological profiles, which were associated with differential responses to the insomnia prevention program.’ Si-Jing Chen et al.
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JCPP Advances 2023 Special Issue – ‘Evidence-based Synthesis Studies for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conditions’
September sees the release of the JCPP Advances 2023 Special Issue on ‘Evidence-based Synthesis Studies for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conditions’, edited by Professor Henrik Larsson, Dr. Marco Solmi, Professor Guilherme Polanczyk, Professor Seena Fazel, Dr. Cinzia Del Giovane and Dr. Ioana Cristea.
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The SWELL clinical trial: Preventing depression in young people who have a parent with a history of depression
The Skills for Adolescent WELLbeing (SWELL) study team are currently recruiting parents with a history of depression and a child aged 13-17 to take part in an exciting new study testing whether a group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) program that teaches skills for wellbeing can prevent depression or reduce depression symptoms in young people.
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Research Review: Sustained improvements by behavioural parent training for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A meta-analytic review of longer-term child and parental outcomes
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘This meta-analytic review investigated longer-term (i.e., more than 2 months post-intervention) child and parental outcomes of behavioural parent training for children with ADHD.’ Dominique P. A. Doffer (pic) et al.
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Report from a randomized control trial: improved alignment between circadian biology and sleep–wake behavior as a mechanism of depression symptom improvement in evening-type adolescents with depressive symptoms
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘These results provide novel evidence for improved alignment between circadian biology and sleep–wake behavior as a specific mechanism of depression improvement, provide key clues into the complex relationship between sleep and depression, and have significant clinical implications for adolescents with depression.’ Lauren D. Asarnow (pic) et al.
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