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Cyberbullying prevention and intervention efforts: Current knowledge and future directions

May 27, 2018

Espelage D, Hong JS. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 62(6): 374-380 As young peoples’ access to technology increases and so do rates of cyberbullying, this review summarises currently available websites and programmes designed to address the iss...

Longitudinal Associations Among Bullying by Peers, Disordered Eating Behavior, and Symptoms of Depression During Adolescence

Apr 18, 2018

Lee KS, Vaillancourt T. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online April 11, 2018. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.0284 Bullying is known to be associated with disordered eating and symptoms of depression. This longitudinal study of a cohort from the Mc...

Poor family functioning mediates the link between childhood adversity and adolescent nonsuicidal self-injury

Feb 13, 2018

Cassels M, van Harmelan AL, Goodyer I, et al. J Child Psychol Psychiatr. Published online January 2018. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12866 Why are families such an important part of the treatment of young people who self-harm? This study shows that children...

Peer victimization predicts heightened inflammatory reactivity to social stress in cognitively vulnerable adolescents

Nov 12, 2017

Giletta M, Slavich GM, Rudolph KD, et al. J Child Psychol Psychiatr. Published online Oct 2017. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12804 Peer victimisation is an important social stressor than can confer long-term risk for poor mental and physical health. This st...

Longitudinal Patterns of Cortisol Regulation Differ in Maltreated and Nonmaltreated Children

Mar 9, 2017

Doom JR, Cicchetti D, Rogosch FA. J Am Acad Child Adol Psychiatry. 2014. 53(11): 1206-1215 Early childhood maltreatment can have long-lasting effects, This study of 187 maltreated and 154 non-maltreated children (mean age 8.4 years) showed that...