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Managing transition for school leaders post lockdown
Short film from charity Nip in the Bud about strategies school staff can use to support children through difficult transitions so that they feel happy, safe and open to learning.
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Depressed young people have lower vitamin B12 and vitamin D levels than their peers
Researchers in Turkey have studied serum folate, vitamin B12, homocysteine and 25-OH vitamin D levels in young people with and without depression.
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Genetic and environmental influences on callous-unemotional traits vary with age
Research on callous-unemotional (CU) traits explores the relative importance of genetic versus environmental influences on the initial risk and trajectory.
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BRAVE-ONLINE elicits a strong reduction in anxiety for most young people, irrespective of age, sex, type and severity of anxiety and parent mental health
In the wake of the current coronavirus pandemic, more practitioners are turning to online service delivery for children and adolescents in need of mental health support. The recent JCPP publication from Susan Spence and colleagues on internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy (iCBT) for anxious children is thus particularly timely.
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JCPP and CAMH’s Top Reviewers of 2019
In recognition of the exceptional commitment and service to our journals, and in turn the wider scientific community, carried out by our peer reviewers, we are proud to present the list of top reviewers for 2019.
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Depressed mood, inattention and worry might influence the risk for other symptoms in youth
Youth psychopathology has traditionally been conceptualized and measured at the level of disorders, which are highly heterogeneous and comorbid. However, there is growing evidence that focusing on the causes of individual symptoms might be useful.
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Are school-based interventions for depression and anxiety symptoms effective?
Gee et al. conducted a systematic search for randomised controlled trials of indicated psychological interventions delivered in an education setting. They focused on trials of interventions for adolescents aged 10-19 with elevated symptoms of depression and/or anxiety.
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In Conversation… Assistant Professor Dr. Dienke Bos on Neuroimaging
Dr. Bos looks at the typical development of behavioural control and how this is represented naturally, magnetic resonance imaging to monitor brain changes in relation to childhood development, and where the evidence is that early intervention can slow or reverse damage. Includes transcription, and links.
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Anorexia nervosa and autism: a prospective twin cohort study
Video abstract from Lisa Dinkler on ‘Anorexia nervosa and autism: a prospective twin cohort study’. First published: 04 June 2020
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Do the same mechanisms drive social anxiety in autistic and neurotypical adolescents?
Researchers at King’s College London have recently published data on how cognitive, emotional and sensory factors are associated with social anxiety in adolescents with autism.
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