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Psychosocial interventions for disruptive behaviour problems are feasible in low and middle-income countries
Erly 2018, JCPP published data from a systematic review and meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for disruptive behaviour problems in children in low and middle-income countries. The study, by Professor Matthew Burkey and colleagues, found that child-focused and behavioural parenting interventions may be effective for affected children in these socioeconomic groups.
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Language impairment needs more recognition in the juvenile justice system
Language and communication impairments in adolescents in custody is much higher than in the general population, estimates range from 60-90% compared to 7-12%. A study from Nathan Hughes and colleagues has investigated co-morbidity of language difficulties in a cohort of 93 young male offenders (15-18 years) held in a secure custodial facility in the UK.
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A cognitive neuroscience review of the aetiology of ADHD
A simple neurological explanation has yet to identify an aetiology and pathogenesis of the disorder. However, advancements in imaging techniques should help to give a more detailed understanding of the brain regions that are different to those without ADHD.
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Depression – Foreword from the Editor
Welcome to this edition of The Bridge which focuses on depression.
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Moving towards prevention as the intervention of choice for depression in children and adolescents
Are there sub-groups of children characterized by similarities in the development of depressive symptoms? And, if there are, could this be a basis for early intervention and prevention of depressive disorder?
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The trajectories of depressive symptoms expressed in early childhood differ between boys and girls
A study by Diana Whalen and colleagues at Washington University has used latent class analysis (LCA) to identify and define the trajectories of latent classes of depressive symptoms in early childhood.
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Offspring of mothers with depression show asymmetric frontal brain activity
These findings highlight the importance of a longitudinal study design in delineating the role of FA in depression.
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Supporting Prepubertal Children with anorexia nervosa – a clinician’s experience
Five patients under the age of twelve have presented with Anorexia Nervosa in the last six months to our community CAMHS Eating Disorders Team, in the North of England, representing 16% of our average annual caseload.
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Child to Parent Violence
Professor Stephen Scott responds to the ITV news’ story about child to parent violence. It was based on a report published on 11 July called Let’s Talk About: Child to Parent Violence and Aggression by the authors Dr Wendy Thorley and Al Coates MBE.
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Routine Outcome Measurement in CAMHS
This article is a summary of the paper published in CAMH – Waldron, S. M., Loades, M. E., & Rogers, L. (2018). Routine Outcome Monitoring in CAMHS: How Can We Enable Implementation in Practice?
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