Diagnostic framework for attachment disorders needs improving

Reactive and Disinhibited Attachment Disorders (RAD and DAD) occur when infants and young children have not been able to form an attachment to their primary caregiver, but questions have been raised as to whether these disorders are being over-diagnosed in adopted children.

1 May 2018

Low activity levels affect child mental development

High activity levels (AL) in early childhood are associated with sub-optimal social and behavioural outcomes, but whether low AL have negative outcomes is unclear. Now, a study conducted by researchers at Boston University has demonstrated that AL are curvilinearly related to mental development.

1 May 2018

The Bridge – Gender Issue

Blogs about gender from the April 2018 edition of The Bridge, ACAMH’s journal of secondary publication.

19 April 2018

Affirmative care may elicit the best mental health outcomes in transgender youths

In their recent review published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Jack Turban and Diane Ehrensaft highlight that high rates of anxiety, depression and suicidal intentions in children with gender concerns may be reduced by following affirmative treatment protocols.

1 April 2018

Emanuel Miller Memorial Lecture

Thanks for attending our livestream of the Emanuel Miller Memorial Lecture and Conference 2018 – Focusing on Adolescent Mental Health. If you would like more of the very best research in child and adolescent mental health, join us for a FREE webinar on the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry’s Annual Research Review. You may also be […]

15 March 2018

Positive news on the Peer Education Project

A new school-based programme by the Mental Health Foundation called the Peer Education Project (PEP) has been making leaps and bounds in tackling rising issues with mental health in young people.

1 March 2018

JCPP Editorial: Volume 59, Issue 03, March 2018

“‘Shine bright like a diamond!’: is research on high-functioning ADHD at last entering the mainstream?” by Klaus-Peter Lesch

23 February 2018

‘Child Bereavement’ talks from Jane Fitz, and Suzie Phillips

This conference covered a broad array of child bereavement topics.

21 February 2018

Looking back on 2017 to go forward in 2018

At the journals’ editorial office, we have been reflecting on 2017. Have we continued to improve our service offering to our authors and reviewers? Have we improved our systems and workflows to make the editors’ work at least a tiny bit easier? Have we engaged actively with the editorial and advisory board members and the wider research community?

22 December 2017

Professor Uta Frith on the changing nature of autism research

13 December 2017