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Correll CU, Galling B, Pawar A, et al. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online May 02, 2018. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.0623 Despite the initial enthusiasm for early intervention services, there has been more recent criticism regarding the value of specialist services for the treatment of first episode psychosis.  This systematic review of ten eligible trials demonstrates that early intervention services are associated with greater improvement in positive and negative symptom severity and lo...

Wong SYS, Sun YY, Chan ATY, et al. Ann Fam Med. 2018 Mar;16(2):111-119. doi: 10.1370/afm.2206. (Original) PMID: 29531101 This randomised controlled trial showed that eight weekly sessions of group-based behavioural activation with mindfulness resulted in greater reduction in symptoms of depression that usual care.  Although the study was conducted with aduls, it may also have relevance for the treatment of adolescent depression. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29531101?dopt=Abstrac...

Gonzales NA, Jensen M, Tein JY, Wong JJ, Dumka LE, Mauricio AM.  JAMA Psychiatry. 2018;75(5):429–437. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.0058 This long-term follow-up of a randomised controlled trial including 516 Mexican American adolescents found that a 9-week middle school intervention significantly reduced the likelihood of developing an alcohol use disorder five years later.  Although the intervention did not lead to a reduction in binge drinking, the authors of this trial state that t...

van der Miesen, Anna I.R. et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry , Published online April 2018-05-27 This study of over a thousand children aged 6-12 years showed that rates of mental health problems in gender-nonconforming children were as high as those in gender-disordered children, suggesting that this group is at higher risk than previously thought. https://www.jaacap.org/article/S0890-8567(18)30217-X/fulltext

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 issue. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0706743716684793#articleCitationDownloadContainer

Ougrin D et al. The Lancet Psychiatry , Published online April 2018-05-27 This randomised controlled trial found that adolescents discharged from inpatient care to an intensive community supported discharge service had less hospital use six months later than those discharged to usual care (unadjusted median 34 IQR 17–63 vs 50 days, 19–125, p=0·04), despite there being no difference in rates of mental health symptoms or functioning. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/P...

Pandey A, Hale D, Das S, Goddings A, Blakemore S, Viner RM.  JAMA Pediatr. Published online April 16, 2018. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.0232 As the development of self-regulation skills becomes a major focus for building resilience in children and averting the onset of mental health problems in later life, this systematic review of 49 studies and over 23,000 participants demonstrates that  variety of interventions including 16 of 21 curriculum-based interventions (76%), 4 out of 8 mindf...

French L, Kennedy EM.  Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Vol59 (4), April 2018. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12828 This systematic review of early intervention for infants and young children with or at risk of Austism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) identified 48 eligible trials of 32 interventions with varying characteristics.  Details of the interventions are provided in a supplementary table.  The authors highlight the poor quality and small size of most trials. https://onlinelibra...

Nakeyar C, Esses V, Reid GJ. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Vol 23, Issue 2, pp. 186 – 208. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104517742188 This review of 18 studies identified key needs of refugee children in domains of social support, security, culture and education.  Strategies for facilitating their integration were also examined and included mentorship programmes.   Finally, benefits of improved intergration for both refugees and host communities were identified by the authors. ...

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 McMaster Teen Study showed that disordered eating behaviour was equally associated with future symptoms of depression and bullying by peers in boys and girls. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2678041?utm_source=silver...