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Editorial: What’s in a name? Drawing on the examples of autism and schizophrenia, some reflections on diagnostic labels and their future role in child and adolescent psychiatry
Free Access paper from the JCPP – ‘The diagnostic labels that children and adolescents receive feed into their treatment access and future potential but also to their self-identities. […] the choice of labels used in child and adolescent psychiatry should remain a priority, in light of their impact on translational science, treatment and on individuals, alongside the ever-evolving nature of language itself’. Angelica Ronald (pic)
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Can repeated intranasal oxytocin administration affect reduced neural sensitivity towards expressive faces in autism? A randomized controlled trial
Paper from the JCPP – ‘Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by difficulties in social communication and interaction. Crucial for efficient social interaction is the ability to quickly and accurately extract information from a person’s face.’ Matthijs Moerkerke (pic) et al.
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A cross-lagged twin study of emotional symptoms, social isolation and peer victimisation from early adolescence to emerging adulthood
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘Our study highlights the necessity to intervene early in adolescence to prevent the escalation of emotional symptoms over time and to consider social isolation and peer victimisation as important risk factors for the long-term persistence of emotional symptoms.’ Geneviève Morneau-Vaillancourt (pic) et al.
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 64, Issue 06, June 2023
Editorial: ‘It is time to modernize the concept of ADHD!’ by Barbara Franke
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Variation in sleep profiles in children with ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) and associated clinical characteristics
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘We examined the profiles of sleep difficulties in children with ADHD and associated clinical factors (e.g. co-occurring mental health conditions, stimulant use and parent mental health).’ Emma Sciberras (pic) et al.
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The social domains organization of mentalizing processes in adolescents: a contribution to the conceptualization of personality function and dysfunction in young people
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘Drawing on evidence that social domain organization is impaired in borderline personality disorder (BPD) and that hypermentalizing, a heightened interpretation of others’ motives, thoughts or emotions, is elevated in adolescent BPD, we hypothesized that hypermentalizing levels in adolescents will vary by social domain and that elevated BPD features will be associated with impairment of this domain organization of hypermentalizing.’ Jonathan Hill et al.
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Children’s cognitive performance and suicide risk through middle adulthood
Paper from the JCPP – ‘Longitudinal studies show that lower cognitive performance in adolescence and early adulthood is associated with higher risk of suicide death throughout adulthood. However, it is unclear whether this cognitive vulnerability originates earlier in childhood since studies conducted in children are scarce and have inconsistent results.’ Pablo Vidal-Ribas (pic) et al.
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Patterns of maladaptive exercise behavior from ages 14–24 in a longitudinal cohort
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘The current study clarifies processes that influence exercise-related risk in adolescence and young adulthood, including the frequency with which young people transition between engaging in exercise for weight loss and experiencing negative consequences of this behavior.’ Katherine Schaumberg (pic) et al.
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Development of symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder from preschool to adolescence: the role of bullying victimization and emotion regulation
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘Although bullying victimization and poor emotion regulation are assumed to be risk factors for the development of ODD symptoms, little research has been conducted to test this possibility.’ Habib Niyaraq Nobakht (pic) et al.
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Kindergarten conduct problems are associated with monetized outcomes in adolescence and adulthood
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘Participants were from two multisite longitudinal studies: Fast Track and the Child Development Project. Parents and teachers reported on kindergarten conduct problems, administrative and national database records yielded indexes of criminal offending, and participants self-reported their government and medical service use. Outcomes were assigned costs, and significant associations were adjusted for inflation to determine USD 2020 costs.’ Natalie Goulter (pic) et al.
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