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What to Teach Parents to Reduce Disruptive Child Behavior: Two Meta-Analyses of Parenting Program Components
Leijten, Patty et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Published online Dec 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2018.07.900 This systematic review of parenting programmes demonstrated that positive reinforcement and praise were more effective at improving child behaviour than parental self-management, relationship building skills and other components of such programmes. No components were found to […]
January 14, 2019
Lighthouse Parenting Programme: Description and pilot evaluation of mentalization-based treatment to address child maltreatment
LByrne, G., Sleed, M., Midgley, N., Fearon, P., Mein, C., Bateman, A., & Fonagy, P. (2018). Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104518807741 This paper introduces the lighthouse parenting programme, a mentalisation-based treatment (MBT) intervention for families at risk of maltreatment. Based on attachment theory and adult treatment for borderline personality disorder, the results of this pilot […]
Practitioner Review: Mental health problems of refugee children and adolescents and their management
Hodes M, Vostanis P. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. First published: 13 December 2018. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13002 Although most refugee children show resilience and function well, those who have experiences war are at increased risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Elevated empathy in adults following childhood trauma
Greenberg DM, Baron-Cohen S, Rosenberg N, Fonagy P, Rentfrow PJ. PLoS ONE 13(10): e0203886. https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203886 This British study found that despite traditional associations between trauma and later psychosocial adversity, adults who experienced a traumatic event in childhood had elevated empathy levels compared to adults who did not experience a traumatic event. Furthermore, the severity […]
November 15, 2018
A randomized waitlist‐controlled trial of cognitive behavior therapy to improve emotion regulation in children with autism
Weiss, J. A., Thomson, K. , Burnham Riosa, P. , Albaum, C. , Chan, V. , Maughan, A. , Tablon, P. and Black, K. (2018). J Child Psychol Psychiatr, 59: 1180-1191. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12915 This study of 68 children (mean age 9.75 years) with autism spectrum disorder showed that transdiagnostic (not just targeted at anxiety or depression) […]
Clinical and psychosocial characteristics of young children with suicidal ideation, behaviors and non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors
Luby, Joan et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Published online October 2018 This study of 288 children aged 6-11 years referred for a psychotherapy treatment study of depression found rates of non-suicidal self-injury in 21.3%, self-harm in 19.1% and suicidal behaviour in 3.5% in this clinical population. Children with […]
Inflammation and psychopathology in children following PICU admission: an exploratory study
Caspani G, Corbet Burcher G, Garralda ME, et al. Evidence-Based Mental Health 2018;21:139-144 This study of 71 children admitted to paediatric intensive care units found that the risk of developing mental health problems was related to markers of inflammation such as white blood cell count and c-reactive protein. These results support the hypothesis that acute inflammation may play a role in […]
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for antipsychotic-associated cardio-metabolic risk factors: A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
Siskind D, Hahn M, Correll CU, et al. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2018 Sep 5. doi: 10.1111/dom.13522. (Review) PMID: 30187620 This systematic review of 3 studies of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) found that they are effective and tolerable for antipsychotic-associated body weight gain, particularly clozapine/olanzapine-treated patients. Although a bit too early to say for sure, GLP-1RAs may offer a […]
Psychological interventions for needle-related procedural pain and distress in children and adolescents
Birnie KA, Noel M, Chambers CT, et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Oct 4;10:CD005179. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005179.pub4. (Review) PMID: 30284240 This updated Cochrane review of 59 trials found evidence for (i) distraction, (ii) hypnosis and (iii) combined CBT plus breathing interventions for reducing children’s needle-related pain or distress, or both. Despite the quality of evidence being low to […]
Effect of cannabidiol on medial temporal, midbrain, and striatal dysfunction in people at clinical high risk of psychosis: a randomized clinical trial
Bhattacharyya S, Wilson R, Appiah-Kusi E, et al. JAMA Psychiatry. 2018;75(11):1107–1117. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.2309 This fMRI study of 33 individuals at high risk of developing psychosis showed that a single dose of cannabidiol normalised dysfunction in three areas of the brain (the striatum, medial temporal cortex and midbrain). Cannabidiol (CBD) is known to have antipsychotic effects in humans […]
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