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December 2020 – The Bridge
Welcome to the December 2020 issue of The Bridge. This year has been extremely challenging for our field, as we’ve needed to understand and address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on young people’s mental health.
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Emotional wellbeing tips for the classroom
New films, from charity Nip in the Bud, presented by newsreader Sian Williams. They provide easy-to-use tips and guidance for teachers who have vulnerable children in their classroom who might be showing signs of a mental health condition or already have a formal diagnosis.
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Does an internet gaming disorder prospectively predict psychiatric symptoms?
A minority of children and adolescents develop addiction-like engagement in gaming that is associated with impaired function.1 Preliminary data suggest that affected children with these symptoms, indicating an Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD), might present with more symptoms of common psychiatric disorders than those without an IGD.
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November 2020 – The Bridge
The research featured in this issue covers a wide range of topics relevant to our work with young people, including neurodevelopmental, emotional, and behavioural disorders, their comorbidity, and their links with functioning and quality of life.
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‘OpenHouse on Autism’ – Tackling low diagnosis for autism in girls
Emma Woodhouse, neuro-developmental specialist at Clinical Partners, and leading female autism specialists Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian and Dr. Marianna Murin, discover practical actions you can take to help your child.
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Dr. Joanna Martin
Dr. Joanna Martin is a Research Fellow at Cardiff University. Her research interests bridge the fields of psychiatry, epidemiology and genomics.
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Professor Eivind Ystrom
Eivind Ystrom is Professor of psychology and leader of the genetics research group at PROMENTA Research Center, University of Oslo. His main research interest is epidemiological studies of intergenerational transmission of risk for mental disorders.
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Assistant Professor Dr. Emma Sprooten
Dr. Emma Sprooten is Assistant Professor at the Donders Institute and Radboud University Medical Centre in The Netherlands. The goal of her research is to gain new insights into the biological underpinnings of psychopathology using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and genetics.
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‘Education, and Educating, about Tourettes’ – Lucy Toghill ‘In Conversation Tourettes Syndrome’ Ep 2
‘In Conversation Tourettes Syndrome’ continues with Lucy Toghill, education manager of Tourettes Action discussing ‘Education, and Educating, about Tourettes’.
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World Mental Health Day 2020: Mental Health for all
The theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day is ‘mental health for all’. Our Vision is ‘Sharing best evidence, improving practice’, and to this end we urge you to take a look at the learning opportunities on our website and to share with your networks.
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