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Editorial Perspective: When to start de-implementation of interventions: the case of cognitive training for children with ADHD
Open Access paper from the JCPP – “The picture is clear that the large majority of the cognitive training paradigms that are currently being distributed commercially for children with ADHD on a large scale are not backed-up by a sufficient evidence base. This does not suggest that further treatment development research is not warranted as we believe that this line of research may one day lead to effective treatments.” Tycho J. Dekkers (pic) and Saskia van der Oord
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The network structure of posttraumatic stress symptoms in war-affected children and adolescents
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – “It is unclear whether findings from previous network analyses of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among children and adolescents are generalizable to youth living in war-torn settings and whether there are differences in the structure and connectivity of symptoms between children and adolescents”. Florian Scharpf (pic) et al.
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Short Research Article: Promoting digital citizenship through a school-based intervention in early adolescence in Perú (a pilot quasi-experimental study)
Paper from the CAMH journal 2023 Special Issue – “We piloted a translation and cultural adaptation of a DC curriculum originally designed for the U.S. with students in Perú”. Lucía Magis-Weinberg (pic) et al.
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Research Review: Epigenetics applied to child and adolescent mental health: Progress, challenges and opportunities
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – “Epigenetic processes are fast emerging as a promising molecular system in the search for both biomarkers and mechanisms underlying human health and disease risk, including psychopathology”. Charlotte A. M. Cecil (pic) et al.
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Research Review: Measuring general mental health in early-mid adolescence: A systematic meta-review of content and psychometrics
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – Adolescent mental health is a major concern and brief general self-report measures can facilitate insight into intervention response and epidemiology via large samples. However, measures’ relative content and psychometrics are unclear. A systematic search of systematic reviews was conducted to identify relevant measures. Louise Black et al.
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Socioeconomic and sex inequalities in parent-reported adolescent mental ill-health: time trends in four British birth cohorts
Open Access paper from the JCPP – “Studies using symptom-based screeners have suggested that mental ill-health has increased in adolescents in recent decades, however, few studies have tested the equivalence of their instruments, which is critical for inferring changes in prevalence”. Eoin McElroy (pic) et al.
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 63, Issue 12, December 2022
Editorial: The critical need to assess pubertal development in studies of child and adolescent psychopathology by Kelly L. Klump
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Adolescent sleep, distress, and technology use: weekday versus weekend
Open Access paper from the CAMH journal 2023 Special Issue – Self-reported measures of sleep timing, chronotype (early, neither early nor late, late), technology medium (social media/texting, TV/streaming, and gaming), and psychological distress (DASS-21) were collected from 462 students attending one Australian high school. Alexander Reardon et al.
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JCPP Advances: Volume 02, Issue 04, December 2022
JCPP Advances December Issue is now available to read.
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Cyberbullying among adolescents in Turkey: the relationship between coping strategies and cyberbullying perpetration
Paper from the CAMH journal 2023 Special Issue – “Cyberbullying is becoming a global threat with the ease of access to the internet”. Eyüp Sabır Erbiçer et al.
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