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Trends in adolescent emotional problems in Wales between 2013 and 2019: the contribution of peer relationships
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘We tested change in emotional problems in a national sample of young people in Wales in 2013, 2017 and 2019 using identical symptom screens, and examined whether trends were accounted for by changes in youth friendship quality and bullying.’ Rebecca Anthony (pic) et al.
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Why we need to consider the world of young carers – A tribute to Jean Tomsett (recording)
This event, organised by the ACAMH Wales Branch, focused on the role young carers play, and how to help them care for their mental health. It was run for FREE as a tribute to our long serving Committee Chair, Jean Tompsett, who sadly passed away a while ago.
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2023 Top 10 Downloaded Journal Papers
After another successful year for our three journals, the Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry (JCPP), the Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal, and JCPP Advances, we are proud to present the top 10 most downloaded papers for each journal, published in 2023, as of 27 November 2023.
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JCPP 2023 Special Issue – ‘Innovation in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Interventions’
The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JCPP) are delighted to announce the JCPP 2023 Special Issue on ‘Innovation in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Interventions’, edited by Paul Ramchandani, Tim Dalgleish, Joan Luby, Bradley Peterson, and Edmund Sonuga-Barke.
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Interplay of early negative life events, development of orbitofrontal cortical thickness and depression in young adulthood
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘Using a complete longitudinal design with four time points, we examined whether NLE during childhood and early adolescence predict depressive symptoms in young adulthood through accelerated OFC thinning across adolescence.’ Lea L. Backhausen (pic) and Jonas Granzow et al.
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Bridging the Child Mental Health Care Gap in LMICs: RESEED and Task-shifted, Teacher-led Care
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Christina Cruz (pic), Dr. Michael Matergia, and Priscilla Giri discuss their co-authored CAMH journal Short Research Article ‘RESEED – the perceived impact of an enhanced usual care model of a novel, teacher-led, task-shifting initiative for child mental health’.
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The Provision of Mental Health Support for Young People in Care
In this Papers Podcast, Alice Phillips discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘Secondary data analysis of social care records to examine the provision of mental health support for young people in care’. Alice is the first author of the paper.
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Children of parents with depression or anxiety: Long-term follow-up, causality and resilience
Open Access paper from JCPP Advances – ‘Three papers in the December issue (2023) of JCPP Advances focus on children of parents with depression or anxiety. Parental depression and anxiety are both highly prevalent psychiatric conditions, representing a major public health concern. The aim of this editorial is to provide context to the findings of these three studies and to highlight important methodological strengths.’ Henrik Larsson (pic).
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Mood and Anxiety Disorders in the Children of Depressed Parents
In this Papers Podcast, Dr. Vicky Powell discusses her JCPP Advances paper ‘Following the children of depressed parents from childhood to adult life: A focus on mood and anxiety disorders’. Vicky is the lead author of the paper.
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