Archive

Fraguas D, Díaz-Caneja CM, Ayora M, et al. Assessment of School Anti-Bullying Interventions: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. JAMA Pediatr. Published online November 02, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.3541 This systematic review of 69 studies found that anti-bullying interventions were effective at reducing bullying (Effect Size 0.15) and improving mental health problems (Effect Size 0.2), with these effects sustained in the longer-term. Duration of progammes (1-144 ...

McManus, B. M., Blanchard, Y., Murphy, N. J., & Nugent, J. K. (2020). The effects of the Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO) system in early intervention: A multisite randomized controlled trial. Infant Mental Health Journal. This small, randomised controlled study found that an infant mental health intervention, the Newborn Behavioural Observations system (NBO), could improve infant cognition and attention, and reduce symptoms of maternal depression. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com...

Barbui, C., Purgato, M., Abdulmalik, J., Caldas-de-Almeida, J. M., Eaton, J., Gureje, O., ... & Saxena, S. (2020). Efficacy of interventions to reduce coercive treatment in mental health services: umbrella review of randomised evidence. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 1-11. This review of adult studies identifies staff training, shared decision-making interventions and integrated care interventions as key methods for reducing coercive treatment in mental health services. https://ww...

Oerbeck B, Overgaard KR, Bergman RL, Pripp AH, Kristensen H. Selective mutism occurs in 0.03-1% of children and is usually addressed with behavioural therapy. This paper describes a recently validated scale, the Selective Mutism Questionnaire (SMQ), that can be used to confirm the condition and track symptom progression.  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1359104520914695

Margaret J. Snowling., Charles Hulme Although reading disorders commonly co-occur with common child and adolescent mental health problems, many clinicians are unfamiliar with how to identify and manage them.  This review provides an accessible overview and highlights the importance of the domestic literary environment. https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jcpp.13324?campaign=wolearlyview

M. FariasE. MaraldiK. C. WallenkampfG. Lucchetti Who would have thought that mediation would place you at greater risk of suicidal behavior than medication such as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI)?  This adult study proves why we need to examine the adverse effects of all types of therapies in people of all ages.  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/acps.13225

Serlachius A, Badawy S, Thabrew H. Psychosocial Challenges and Opportunities for Youth with Chronic Health Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting. 09/09/2020:23057 (forthcoming/in press)DOI: 10.2196/23057 This editorial summarises the challenges and opportunities that children and young people are likely to face during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/23057/accepted

Rodrigues, R., Lai, M. C., Beswick, A., Gorman, D. A., Anagnostou, E., Szatmari, P., ... & Ameis, S. H. (2020). Practitioner Review: Pharmacological treatment of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in children and youth with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Most children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are treated for psychiatric comorbidities using medications designed for and tested in ind...

Merry SN, Hopkins S, Lucassen MFG, et al. Effect of Clinician Training in the Modular Approach to Therapy for Children vs Usual Care on Clinical Outcomes and Use of Empirically Supported Treatments: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(8):e2011799. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.11799 Modular approaches to child and adolescent mental health treatment have been demonstrated to be more effective that standard mental healthcare in the USA.  However, in this multisite study ...

Haag, A. C., Landolt, M. A., Kenardy, J. A., Schiestl, C. M., Kimble, R. M., & De Young, A. C. (2020). Preventive intervention for trauma reactions in young injured children: results of a multi‐site randomised controlled trial. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry. A two-session CBT-based intervention may help prevent the onset of post-traumatic symptoms in injured children, according to this multi-site randomised controlled trial. https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs...