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Given all the interest in prevention and early intervention for psychosis, what do we currently know about how likely it is for young people presenting with symptoms to progress to full-blown psychosis and how effective are interventions at preventing this transition? This review identifies that 22% of those with symptoms develop psychosis within 3 years, especially if they present with severe attenuated symptoms, negative symptoms and low functioning. Although no interventions have been shown t...

Golberstein E, Wen H, Miller BF. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Mental Health for Children and Adolescents. JAMA Pediatr. Published online April 14, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1456 This paper outlines COVID-19 related mental health concerns for children and adolescents. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2764730?guestAccessKey=2ecbd915-8ac0-472c-90ac-673d3b18dcdc&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-ja...

Xie X, Xue Q, Zhou Y, et al. Mental Health Status Among Children in Home Confinement During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak in Hubei Province, China. JAMA Pediatr. Published online April 24, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1619 Rates of anxiety and depression were found to be higher in children confined to home during the COVID-19 outbreak in China. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2765196?guestAccessKey=b3422a51-a1af-4105-b311-b3951661510f&utm_...

Rosenthal CM, Thompson LA. Child Abuse Awareness Month During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. JAMA Pediatr. Published online April 24, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1459 Despite the necessity to be at home, children who experience home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic may also be at greater risk of child abuse.  This article details risk factors and ways to ameliorate them. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2765195?guestAccessKey=179b7f8...

Rosenberg AR. Cultivating Deliberate Resilience During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. JAMA Pediatr. Published online April 14, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1436 This article summarises the ways in which resilience of children and adults can be encouraged during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2764729?guestAccessKey=cb750668-1ee8-47f1-8041-dbb777d9865a&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=arti...

Reger MA, Stanley IH, Joiner TE. Suicide Mortality and Coronavirus Disease 2019—A Perfect Storm? JAMA Psychiatry. Published online April 10, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.1060 This article also describes the risk factors associated with suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic and opportunities for suicide prevention in the future. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2764584?guestAccessKey=fdb708f0-2eeb-40cd-939e-56e0f9720a47&utm_source=silverchair&u...

Gunnell D, Appleby L, Arensman E, Hawton K, John A, Kapur N, Khan M, O'Connor RC, Pirkis J, Caine ED, Chan LF. Suicide risk and prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lancet Psychiatry. 2020 Apr 21. This article addresses risk and protective factors against suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(20)30171-1/fulltext

Cobham VE, Hickling A, Kimball H, Thomas HJ, Scott JG, Middeldorp CM. Systematic review: anxiety in children and adolescents with chronic medical conditions. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2020 May 1;59(5):595-618. This systematic review confirms the increased risk for anxiety in children and adolescents with chronic medical conditions and it identifies specific vulnerable groups.  A valuable read for those working in paediatric services and paediatric...

Toh WL, Grace SA, Rossell SL, Castle DJ, Phillipou A. Body parts of clinical concern in anorexia nervosa versus body dysmorphic disorder: a cross-diagnostic comparison. Australasian Psychiatry. 2019 Apr 1:1039856219839477. It is common for young people with anorexia nervosa to dislike parts of their body and it can be hard to know when they have co-occurring body dysmorphic disorder.  This article offers useful pointers to discern between the two. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10....

Rosenblum KL, Muzik M, Jester JM, Huth‐Bocks A, Erickson N, Ludtke M, Weatherston D, Brophy‐Herb H, Tableman B, Alfafara E, Waddell R. Community‐delivered infant–parent psychotherapy improves maternal sensitive caregiving: Evaluation of the Michigan model of infant mental health home visiting. Infant Mental Health Journal. 2020 Mar 1. Most infant therapies that aim to improve maternal sensitive responding are designed for use within specialist treatment settings.  This study...