Digital Mental Health
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Young people’s online communication and its association with mental well-being
Video abstract from Rebecca Anthony on her CAMH 2023 Special Issue paper ‘Young people’s online communication and its association with mental well-being: results from the 2019 student health and well-being survey’.
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CAMH Special Issue – ‘Technology and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents: Pros and Cons’
We are delighted to announce the release of the CAMH 2023 Special Issue on ‘Technology and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents: Pros and Cons’, edited by Lina Gega, Jennifer Martin, Kapil Sayal, and Hiran Thabrew.
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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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Editorial Perspective: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder viewed as neuro-divergence in the digital world
Open Access paper from the JCPP – “In this editorial we place attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in digital context”. Edmund Sonuga-Barke (pic) and Katarzyna Kostyrka-Allchorne
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Sleep and Screen Time – Pedagogy in practice – recording
This FREE online event was exclusively for teachers and school leaders, and offers insights into best practice in supporting children and adolescents to understand sleep and the importance of good quality sleep, as well as the potential impacts (positive and negative!) of screen time, building on the latest evidence base.
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Review: Meta-analysis on mindfulness-based interventions for adolescents’ stress, depression, and anxiety in school settings: a cautionary tale
Open Access paper from the CAMH journal – Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been applied in school settings for adolescents with symptoms of stress, depression, and anxiety; however, general conclusions of the efficacy of such interventions remain unclear. This meta-analysis reviewed randomized-controlled MBI trials for stress, depression, and anxiety in school settings. Nilija Fulambarkar (pic) et al.
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Assessing the feasibility of a web-based outcome measurement system in child and adolescent mental health services – myHealthE a randomised controlled feasibility pilot study
Open Access paper from the CAMH journal – “This study aimed to assess whether MHE improves the completion of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) compared with paper collection. Secondary objectives were to explore caregiver satisfaction and application acceptability.” Anna C. Morris et al.
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COMET; Student Mental Health and Single-Session Interventions
For this podcast, we are joined by Dr. Maria Loades to discuss the Common Elements Toolbox (COMET), a study testing a digital intervention to help university students improve their wellbeing.
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Technology-based CBT for youth anxiety: moderate short-term benefits but uncertainty remains
Blog by Douglas Badenoch of The Mental Elf Service on Dr. Matti Cervin et al paper ‘Technology-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for pediatric anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis of remission, posttreatment anxiety, and functioning’.
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Creative Methods and Digital Media: Supporting Psychological Therapies
In this podcast, we talk to Professor Lina Gega, joint editor of the Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) journal, about her work on several interesting projects, focusing on using creative methods and digital media to support psychological therapies.
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