Research Review: Autonomic dysregulation and self-injurious thoughts and behaviours in children and young people: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘Self-injurious thoughts and behaviours (SITBs) have been associated with dysfunction of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) in children and young people, suggesting that objective ANS measures may aid assessment of suicide risk, but a systematic synthesis of this literature is currently lacking.’ Alessio Bellato (pic) et al.

23 March 2023

Breaking the Silence: Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth Mental Health and Suicide

TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that this podcast explores themes around the topics of self-harm and suicide.

In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Miles Reyes and Dr. Apurva Bhatt discuss their co-authored CAMH journal Special Issue paper ‘Breaking the Silence: An Epidemiological Report on Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth Mental Health and Suicide (1999–2021)’.

15 July 2024

JCPP Editorial: Volume 60, Issue 10, October 2019

“Suicide and self-harm: advancing from science to preventing deaths” by Joan Rosenbaum Asarnow & Dennis Ougrin

12 September 2019

Effective prevention of suicidal behaviours in adolescents – from targeted treatments to firearms restriction – Professor Lars Mehlum

Professor Lars Mehlum at the launch of the JCPP Special issue 2019 – Suicide and self-harm. Lars looks at ‘Effective prevention of suicidal behaviours in adolescents – from targeted treatments to firearms restriction’

9 September 2019

Depression, Self-harm and Suicidal Thoughts edition

There are good treatments available for depression, (pharmacological and non-pharmacological) though more options are required to meet the needs of those that do not respond well to treatment. The costs to society, not just the treatment cost but also cost to individuals and wider society including education and employment, are huge.

4 June 2019

Micro-sequences of anger and shame and non-suicidal self-injury in youth: an ecological momentary assessment study

Paper from the JCPP – ‘In this study, we focused on in vivo anger at self and others and shame and NSSI among 158 adolescents 3 weeks following their psychiatric hospitalizations using ecological momentary assessment (EMA) technology’. Anastacia Y. Kudinova (pic) et al.

31 July 2023

Self- and co-regulation of physiological activity during mother-daughter interactions: The role of adolescent NSSI (Non-Suicidal Self-Injury)

Paper from the JCPP – ‘The current study examined self- and co-regulation of physiological responses during mother-daughter interactions in adolescent girls with and without a history of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI)’. Kiera M. James (pic) et al.

19 July 2023

Melatonin Use and the Risk of Self-Harm and Unintentional Injuries in Youths

In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Marica Leone discusses her JCPP paper ‘Melatonin use and the risk of self-harm and unintentional injuries in youths with and without psychiatric disorders’. Marica is the first author of the paper.

20 November 2023

Professor Michael Kaess

Michael Kaess is Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Bern as well as the Director of the University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Bern in Switzerland. Professor Kaess is a Joint Editor of CAMH. 

16 June 2023

Internet based intervention (Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents) as add-on to treatment as usual versus treatment as usual for non-suicidal self-injury in adolescent outpatients: The TEENS randomised feasibility trial

Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – “We assessed the feasibility of Internet based Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents (ERITA) in psychiatric outpatients aged 13–17 years who engaged in NSSI”. Britt Morthorst et al.

3 December 2022