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JCPP Editorial: Volume 64, Issue 04, Annual Research Review, April 2023
Editorial: ‘Unsettling ‘settled’ science – the importance of questioning received wisdom about the causes of mental health and neuro-developmental conditions’ by Sara Jaffee
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Research Review: The multifaceted consequences and economic costs of child anxiety problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘Over a quarter of people have an anxiety disorder at some point in their life, with many first experiencing difficulties during childhood or adolescence. Despite this, gaps still exist in the current evidence base of the multiple consequences of childhood anxiety problems and their costs.’ Jack Pollard (pic) et al.
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Is age of onset and duration of stimulant therapy for ADHD associated with cocaine, methamphetamine, and prescription stimulant misuse?
Open Access paper from the JCPP – This study aimed to assess whether age of onset and duration of stimulant therapy for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are associated with cocaine, methamphetamine, and prescription stimulant misuse during adolescence. Sean Esteban McCabe (pic) et al.
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Changes in UK pre-schooler’s mental health symptoms over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: Data from Co-SPYCE study
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘We conducted an intensive longitudinal, but not nationally representative, study to examine trajectories of pre-schoolers’ mental symptoms in the United Kingdom during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.’ Peter J. Lawrence (pic) et al.
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Gut mycobiome dysbiosis and its impact on intestinal permeability in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Paper from the JCPP – ‘This study aimed to investigate the impact of fungal mycobiome dysbiosis and intestinal permeability on ADHD. The current study is the first to explore altered gut mycobiome dysbiosis using the NGS platform in ADHD.’ Liang-Jen Wang et al.
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The acute effects of community violence on young children’s regulatory, behavioral, and developmental outcomes in a low-income urban sample in Brazil
Paper from the JCPP – ‘This study leverages natural variation in the timing and location of community homicides to estimate their acute effects on the regulatory, behavioral, and developmental outcomes of Brazilian 3-year-olds.’ Dana C. McCoy (pic) et al.
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Research Review: Current evidence for avoidant restrictive food intake disorder: Implications for clinical practice and future directions
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ARFID (avoidant restrictive food intake disorder) is a relatively new diagnostic term covering a number of well-recognised, clinically significant disturbances in eating behaviour unrelated to body weight/shape concerns. Its phenotypic heterogeneity combined with much about the condition remaining unknown, can contribute to uncertainties about best practice. While other reviews of the evidence base for ARFID exist, few specifically target health care professionals and implications for clinical practice. Tanith Archibald and Rachel Bryant-Waugh.
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Changes in UK parental mental health symptoms over 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘The threats to health, associated restrictions and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have been linked to increases in mental health difficulties for many. Parents, in particular, have experienced many challenges such as having to combine work with home-schooling their children and other caring responsibilities’. Simona Skripkauskaite (pic) et al.
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Validation of the Parental Understanding and Misperceptions about BAby’s Sleep Questionnaire using auto-videosomnography
Paper from the JCPP – ‘The current study aimed to (a) develop an assessment tool measuring parental understanding and misperceptions about baby’s sleep (PUMBA-Q); (b) validate the questionnaire using self-report and objective sleep measures.’ Eunyeong Jang et al.
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The effects of COVID-19 on child mental health: Biannual assessments up to April 2022 in a clinical and two general population samples
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘We examined how child mental health has developed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic up to 2 years into the pandemic (April 2022). We included children (age 8–18) from two general population samples and one clinical sample receiving psychiatric care.’ Josjan Zijlmans (pic) et al.
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