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Can this app help autistic people with anxiety?
Available on the Apple App Store today, Molehill Mountain is the first evidence-led smartphone app aiming to help autistic adults understand and self-manage their own anxiety. The app has been developed by UK research charity Autistica and researchers at King’s College London with input from autistic people.
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In Conversation… Fussy Eating
Many parents naturally worry whether their child is getting enough food if they refuse to eat sometimes. It would appear to be normal for young children to refuse to eat or even taste new foods but what is the science and evidence behind this? Are there interventions that parents can take?
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Understanding and working with Tourette Syndrome
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How does my lived experience inform my nursing practice?
“Being a CAMHS nurse allows me to be creative and to try to incorporate the most memorable care I received into my practice.”
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Beat – helping those affected by eating disorder
Beat is the UK’s eating disorder charity, and is a champion, guide and friend to all affected by these serious mental illnesses.
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Understanding eating disorder susceptibility requires an integrated sociological, biological and genetic approach
In 2015, Kristen Culbert, Sarah Racine and Kelly Klump compiled a Research Review on the underlying causes of eating disorders for the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
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Expressed emotion varies with eating disorder diagnosis
Unique patterns of expressed emotion characterize communication within families with children affected by eating disorders, according to new research. Researchers across the USA recruited 215 adolescents (aged 12-19 years) with eating disorders and their families, and asked them to complete the Standardized Clinical Family Interview.
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 59, Issue 07, July 2018
“The rising prevalence of autism” by Eric Fombonne
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JCPP – recent impact factor and rankings
“I am delighted for the members of the Association of Child & Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) and everyone connected with the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry – the journal is now ranked first in Developmental Psychology internationally in the recent impact factor tables.”
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Autism & Intellectual Disability
Blogs about autism and intellectual disability from the June 2018 edition of The Bridge, ACAMH’s journal of secondary publication.
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