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Depressed mothers and their offspring differ in terms of health risk profiles and allostatic load
Allostatic load is essentially the “wear and tear” that accumulates in the body in individuals exposed to chronic stress. Because some patients with psychiatric disorders have a shorter lifespan than their healthy counterparts,1 some researchers have suggested that there might be a link between disorders such as depression and increased allostatic load.
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‘Education, and Educating, about Tourettes’ – Lucy Toghill ‘In Conversation Tourettes Syndrome’ Ep 2
‘In Conversation Tourettes Syndrome’ continues with Lucy Toghill, education manager of Tourettes Action discussing ‘Education, and Educating, about Tourettes’.
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Help for teachers handling of disclosures of abuse and trauma
In this five minute film David Trickey, consultant clinical psychologist at the Anna Freud Centre, offers techniques and advice for teachers who find themselves faced with a child disclosing experiences of a traumatic nature.
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World Mental Health Day 2020: Mental Health for all
The theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day is ‘mental health for all’. Our Vision is ‘Sharing best evidence, improving practice’, and to this end we urge you to take a look at the learning opportunities on our website and to share with your networks.
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Bedtime social media use, sleep, and affective wellbeing in young adults: an experience sampling study – video abstract
Video abstract from Ahuti Das‐Friebel on the JCPP paper ‘Bedtime social media use, sleep, and affective wellbeing in young adults: an experience sampling study’.
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Special offer for ACAMH Members for IACAPAP virtual conference
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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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Do sex differences affect ASD symptom severity scores?
Researchers in the USA have investigated whether standard diagnostic assessments for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are biased against girls.
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 61, Issue 10, October 2020
“Is sleep the red flag to psychopathology’s bull?” by Michael Gradisar, Alice M. Gregory, Liat Tikotzky
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City living and psychosis: Unpicking an old question using new data
Decades of research point towards a role of urban upbringing in mental health problems, particularly psychosis. Leading theories often refer to the “stress of the city” as a driving factor. Developments in fields spanning geography to genetics call for renewed attention on the topic.
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