Parenting
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The DSM-5 criteria for DMDD overlook children with context-specific impairing irritability
Impairing irritability is common in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but little is known about its prevalence across contexts. Now, data from a study recently published in Child and Adolescent Mental Health have shed light on the prevalence of context-specific irritability in ADHD and how it varies depending on parenting practices and sleep problems.
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Where is the I in CAMHS?
“As we enter Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, I argue that policymakers, commissioners and service providers must start thinking infant, children and young people’s mental health.”
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‘Working for the future: parentally deprived Nigerian Children have enhanced working memory ability’ – Tochukwu Nweze video abstract
Tochukwu Nweze gives a video abstract of his paper ‘Working for the future: parentally deprived Nigerian Children have enhanced working memory ability’
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Coronavirus, and helping children with autism – Episode 4 ‘Autism, a parents guide’ with Dr. Ann Ozsivadjian and Dr. Marianna Murin
Practical tips for parents, in light of school closures, on how to manage anxiety and obsessive behaviours that might be heightened by the cornavirus pandemic. Includes transcript, and links.
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JCPP Editorial: Volume 61, Issue 04, April 2020
“The Primacy of parenting” by Joan L. Luby
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Most cited CAMH paper joint #11 of 25: Long‐Term Outcomes of Incredible Years Parenting Program: Predictors of Adolescent Adjustment
Carolyn Webster‐Stratton, Julie Rinaldi, Jamila M. Reid.
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Key Practitioner Message includes; Level of post‐treatment parent‐child coercion predicted adolescent outcomes -
Most cited CAMH paper #22 of 25: Perceived Parenting, Positive and Negative Perceptions of Parents, and Late Adolescent Emotional Adjustment
Cliff McKinney, Reesa Donnelly, Kimberly Renk.
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Most cited CAMH paper #22 of 25: Perceived Parenting, Positive and Negative Perceptions of Parents, and Late Adolescent Emotional Adjustment -
Why it’s good to ban smacking
I remember going to an international conference on child abuse and neglect many years ago and thinking before I went, that the UK was pretty far ahead in terms of the services we offer. I was shocked when one presentation went through some of the evidence on how smacking is related to physical abuse, and how many countries in the world allowed it.
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Prof. Stephen Scott – Parenting
Professor Stephen Scott talks about using parenting as an intervention in young people’s mental health and future prospects. The discussion includes the latest research on parenting programmes, insecure attachment and digital interventions.
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Power Up for Parents: A pilot study to enhance Shared Decision-Making in CAMH
Worldwide, up to 20% of children and young people (CYP) suffer from a disabling mental disorder (World Health Organization, 2000, 2003). Be part of a study to test a web application (called Power Up for Parents or PUfP) to support parents and promote their involvement in CAMH decisions.
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