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Ranking antipsychotics for efficacy and safety in schizophrenia
Correll CU, Kane JM. JAMA Psychiatry. 2020;77(3):225–226. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.3377 This editorial from Christopher Correll and John Kane, two of the world’s foremost psychosis researchers, summarises relative efficacy and adverse effect profiles of commonly used anti-psychotic medications. Links to relevant systematic reviews and network meta-analyses are also provided for those who want to learn more. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2753812?guestAccessKey=4399090a-5c8f-4af6-b40b-9818c68b5938&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamapsychiatry&utm_content=etoc&utm_term=030420
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School-based interventions to prevent anxiety and depression in children and young people: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Caldwell DM, Davies SR, Hetrick SE, et al. Lancet Psychiatry. 2019;6(12):1011–1020. doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30403-1 This review used state of the art methods to examine the effectiveness of school-based interventions to prevent anxiety and depression. Disappointingly, despite worldwide interest in the promise of school-based mental health, the authors found there was little evidence that educational setting-based interventions focused […]
A novel digital intervention for actively reducing severity of paediatric ADHD (STARS-ADHD): a randomised controlled trial
Hollins SH, DeLoss J, Canadas E, et al. Lancet Digital Health. Open Access. Published:February 24, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500(20)30017-0 This study provides preliminary evidence of the effectiveness of a digital intervention for 8-12 year old children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The intervention was able to improve attention and was well received by users with minimal […]
Annual research review: Umbrella synthesis of meta‐analyses on child maltreatment antecedents and interventions: differential susceptibility perspective on risk and resilience
van, IJzendoorn, M.H., Bakermans‐Kranenburg, M.J., Coughlan, B. and Reijman, S. (2020). J Child Psychol Psychiatr, 61: 272-290. doi:10.1111/jcpp.13147 This comprehensive review summarise current evidence regarding the antecedents of child maltreatment and the effectiveness of available interventions. Key antecedents include parental experience of maltreatment in his or her own childhood (d = .47), low socioeconomic status […]
Child and adolescent mental health amidst emergencies and disasters
Danese, A., Smith, P., Chitsabesan, P., & Dubicka, B. (2020). The British Journal of Psychiatry, 216(3), 159-162. doi:10.1192/bjp.2019.244 Children’s mental health is often overlooked and may be disproportionately affected during emergencies and disasters. This article outlines measures for preparedness, building of resilience and more appropriate response. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/child-and-adolescent-mental-health-amidst-emergencies-and-disasters/C112839620C6AF501E8927F994EA228C
Intersection of eating disorders and the female profile of autism
Brown, Claire M. et al. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics, Volume 29, Issue 2, 409 – 417. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2019.11.002 Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) usually present later than boys, usually in the context of adolescent problems including eating disorders, and they may experience greater challenges from onventional management of the latter conditions. This update […]
Association between childhood trauma and multimodal early-onset hallucinations
Medjkane, F., Notredame, C., Sharkey, L., D’Hondt, F., Vaiva, G., & Jardri, R. (2020). The British Journal of Psychiatry, 216(3), 156-158. doi:10.1192/bjp.2019.266 This study shows that children who have experienced childhood trauma report hallucinations affecting multiple senses and at a younger age than those who have not had the same adverse childhood experiences. It may […]
Associations between ADHD and emotional problems from childhood to young adulthood: a longitudinal genetically sensitive study
Adi Stern Jessica C. Agnew‐Blais Andrea Danese Helen L. Fisher Timothy Matthews Guilherme V. Polanczyk Jasmin Wertz Louise Arseneault. J Child Psychol Psychiatr. First published:29 February 2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13217 This longitudinal UK study shows that children with childhood onset Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are at increased risk of long-term emotional problems, even if their […]
Validation of the AMBIANCE‐brief: An observational screening instrument for disrupted caregiving
Cooke, JE, Eirich, R, Racine, N, Lyons‐Ruth, K, & Madigan, S. Infant Ment Health J. 2020; 1– 11. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21851 Objectively gauging attachment and caregiving is often difficult to achieve due to the cumbersome nature of fine-grained infant mental health assessment procedures. This study describes the development of a new brief screening instrument, the Atypical Maternal […]
Cybervictimization in adolescence and its association with subsequent suicidal ideation/attempt beyond face‐to‐face victimization: a longitudinal population‐based study
Perret, L.C., Orri, M., Boivin, M., Ouellet‐Morin, I., Denault, A.‐S., Côté, S.M., Tremblay, R.E., Renaud, J., Turecki, G. and Geoffroy, M.‐C. (2020). J Child Psychol Psychiatr. doi:10.1111/jcpp.13158 This Canadian study shows how cybervictimisation has short-term, but significant, effects on rates of suicidal ideation and attempts in young people. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jcpp.13158?campaign=wolearlyview
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