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Using technology to limit the impacts of isolation on youth in inpatient psychiatry units
Technology may be helpful for reducing social isolation in young people admitted to mental health wards. The authors of this paper provide advice on how it can be safely employed. Hanss, K., Carcana, R., & Rice, T. (2022). Using Technology to Limit the Impacts of Isolation on Youth in Inpatient Psychiatry Units. Journal of the American Academy […]
December 6, 2022
DEBATE: The inevitable decline of mindfulness
Following a few years of hype about the benefits of mindfulness, one of the largest school-based trials in the UK (MYRIAD) has shown that universal mindfulness-based interventions do not improve wellbeing, and that they can in fact worsen symptoms in those with emerging mental health problems. This editorial is clearly critical of the approach taken by […]
October 17, 2022
School-based mindfulness training in early adolescence: what works, for whom and how in the MYRIAD trial?
This paper reports on the MYRIAD trial, one of the largest, school-based mindfulness trials in the UK. See the accompanying editorial above by Miguel Farias for additional commentary. Montero-Marin, J., Allwood, M., Ball, S., Crane, C., De Wilde, K., Hinze, V., … & MYRIAD Team. (2022). School-based mindfulness training in early adolescence: what works, for whom […]
Maternal Mental Health and Infant Development During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Although it is early days, this paper outlines what is currently known about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal mental health and infant development. Firestein, M. R., Dumitriu, D., Marsh, R., & Monk, C. (2022). Maternal Mental Health and Infant Development During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA psychiatry. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2795949?guestAccessKey=1f31c01d-dfb1-46d6-a0b8-daf9f45f1bec&utm_source=silverchair&utm_campaign=jama_network&utm_content=covid_weekly_highlights&utm_medium=email
Prenatal exposure to a natural disaster and early development of psychiatric disorders during the preschool years: stress in pregnancy study
This study found that in-utero exposure to natural disaster was associated with multiple internalizing (e.g. anxiety, depression) and externalizing (e.g. ADHD, ODD) issues among preschool children. Nomura, Y., Newcorn, J. H., Ginalis, C., Heitz, C., Zaki, J., Khan, F., … & Hurd, Y. L. (2022). Prenatal exposure to a natural disaster and early development of […]
What factors influence dyadic synchrony? A systematic review of the literature on predictors of mother–infant dyadic processes of shared behavior and affect
This systematic review explores factors that influence dyadic synchrony and makes recommendations for multi-modal support to improve parent-child interaction. Golds, L., Gillespie‐Smith, K., Nimbley, E., & MacBeth, A. (2022). What factors influence dyadic synchrony? A systematic review of the literature on predictors of mother–infant dyadic processes of shared behavior and affect. Infant Mental Health Journal, 43(5), 808-830. […]
The prenatal video-feedback intervention to promote positive parenting for expectant fathers (VIPP-PRE): Two case studies
Why wait until babies are born? This paper describes two case studies of a prenatal (ultrasound assisted) video-feedback intervention for promoting positive parenting in expectant fathers. de Waal, N., Verhees, M., Alyousefi-van Dijk, K., Buisman, R. S. M., & Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J. (2022). The prenatal video-feedback intervention to promote positive parenting for expectant fathers (VIPP-PRE): Two […]
Research review: Effects of parenting programs for children’s conduct problems on children’s emotional problems – a network meta-analysis
This updated review and network meta-analysis of parenting programs for childhood conduct problems demonstrates relatively small effect sizes based on parent report and non-significant effects based on child and teacher report. Combining behavioral management and relationship enhancement appeared to yield strongest additional effects. Kjøbli, J., Melendez‐Torres, G. J., Gardner, F., Backhaus, S., Linnerud, S., & Leijten, […]
Using Time-out for Child Conduct Problems in the Context of Trauma and Adversity: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial
Despite concern from some quarters about the use of time out with traumatized children, this non-randomized controlled trial demonstrates that children known to have been exposed to adversity fared as well, if not better than others following parenting programs that included time-out. Roach AC, Lechowicz M, Yiu Y, Mendoza Diaz A, Hawes D, Dadds MR. […]
Prevalence of Mental Health Problems in Transgender Children Aged 9 to 10 Years in the US, 2018
Although transgender children aged 9-10 years have more psychological issues than age-matched counterparts, they have less than transgender adolescents, suggesting that earlier support might be useful to limit comorbid mental health concerns. Russell, D. H., Hoq, M., Coghill, D., & Pang, K. C. (2022). Prevalence of Mental Health Problems in Transgender Children Aged 9 to […]
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