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  Huckshorn KA. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services. 2014; 52(11): 3-4 This editorial from the Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services reviews contemporary approaches to reducing seclusion and restraint within mental health facilities. http://www.healio.com/psychiatry/journals/jpn/2014-11-52-11/%7B4978237c-1ae8-4bed-be43-8f57f9262a88%7D/reflections-on-the-use-of

Caldwell B, Albert C, Azeem MA....Rddy B. J Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services. 2014:52(11); 30-38 This article outlines three seclusion reduction programmes from the United States. It supports the use of the "six core strategies" within adolescent inpatient units worldwide. http://www.healio.com/psychiatry/journals/jpn/2014-11-52-11/%7Bf32a4463-6c57-4520-bbe9-02393e42d478%7D/successful-seclusion-and-

Norman RE, Ferrari AJ...Scott JG. JAACAP. Published online: 4 August 2016. This review of 98 studies showed that Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was associated with a number of adverse long-term outcomes including academic achievement (e.g. failure to complete high school [OR: 3.7, 2.0-7.0]), other mental and substance use disorders (e.g. depression [OR: 2.3, 1.5-3.7]), criminality (e.g. arrest [OR: 2.4, 1.5-3.8]), and employment (e.g. unemployment [OR: 2.0, 1.0-3.9]). Similar...

Saunders KEA, The Lancet Psychiatry, 3(8), 699 - 700 Suicide in children and young people is the second most frequent cause of death in this age group worldwide.  This article discusses factors that have been shown to increase risk of suicide and considers how to use this in preventing what is a complex and multifactorial issue. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(16)30102-X/abstract

Simmons S and Suárez L, CAPCNA, Published online: 2 August 2106. There is a strong bidirectional association between substance abuse and traumatic experiences.  This article examines the treatment of adolescents with both issues recommending a systemic and integrated approach to both the substance use disorser and post-traumatic stress disorder. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2016.05.006

Marsch LA and Borodovsky JT, CAPCNA, Published online: 3 August 2016. This article reviews the evidence base regarding technology-based interventions for preventing substance use initiation and mitigating substance use and associated consequences among youth. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2016.06.005

Devenish B, Berk L, Lewis AJ. ANZJP. 2016, 50(8), 726-40. This review of 35 articles sought to determine whether psychological interventions aimed to prevent and/or treat depression in adolescents could also reduce suicidality. Although suicidality decreased in  both intervention and active control groups,  most structured psychological depression treatment interventions did not outperform pharmaceutical or treatment as usual control groups. Depression prevention studies demonstrated small ...

Turban J, Farragiola T, Martin A et al. JAACAP March 2017. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2016.12.015 This well-written article summarises common issues faced by transgender and gender-nonconforming youth.  It offers health professionals straightforward advice on how to work with these increasingly common groups of young people. A must-read for anyone working in youth health services. http://www.jaacap.com/article/S0890-8567(17)30027-8/fulltext?elsca1=etoc&elsca2=email&...

Lennox B, Palmer-Cooper EC, Pollack T et al. Lancet Psychiatry Jan 2017; 4(1):42-48 In recent years, anti-NMDA encephalitis has been shown to present with symptoms of first episode psychosis, leaving health professionals uncertain how commonly young people with first episode psychosis may have this underlying condition and whether or not they should be screened via blood tests and/or lumbar puncture at the time of diagnosis. Data from this multi-site study of over 200 young people in the UK r...

Hollis C, Falconer CJ, Martin J, et.al. JCPP April 2017; 4: 474-503 DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12663 This systematic review of digital health interventions (DHIs) for children and adolescents identified 21 review articles and 30 new studies of interventions for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, anxiety, psychosis, eating disorders and PTSD.  Despite showing some promise for treating a number of these conditions, methodological issues limited the ability of the authors to draw...