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Nov 12, 2017
Olsson N, Flygare O, Coco C, et al. JAACAP 56(7): 585-592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2017.05.001
This study of a 12 week course of social skills training for children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) showed that the treatment is feasible to deliver within child and adolescent mental health services. However, changes in social skills, adaptive functioning and clinical severity were modest, suggesting that further efforts are needed to improve this treatment modality.Â...
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Nov 12, 2017
Moreno MA.  JAMA Pediatr. Published online October 23, 2017. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.3802
This straightforward summary informs parents about the nature and potential dangers of electronic cigarettes.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2657308?utm_medium=alert&utm_source=JAMA%20PediatrPublishAheadofPrint&utm_campaign=23-10-2017
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Nov 12, 2017
Kendall, Ashley D. et al. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Published online October 2017.
Is it too late to treat conduct problems once young people end up in jail? Perhaps not. This study of juvenile offenders showed that a brief two week intervention targeting psychosocial factors implicated in risky behaviours (e.g. learning to manage hot thoughts that are associated with risk taking) can reduce rates of aggression a year afterwards.
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Nov 12, 2017
Koslowska K, Chudleigh C, Cruz C, et al. Child Psychology and Psychiatry. First Published September 28, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104517732118
This article from one of the leading services dealing with psychosomatic issues describes the process of assessment and formulation for children experiencing psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) as well as six identifiable clinical subgroups.\
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1359104517732118#articleCitationDownloadContain...
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Koslowska K, Chudleigh C, Cruz C, et al. Child Psychology and Psychiatry. First Published September 28, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359104517730116
Following on from the description of assessment processes, this article describes the use of diagnostic formulations with 60 families and how they were helpful for families to accept the diagnosis of PNES and lead to functional normalization in 75% of cases. Unsurprisingly, outcomes were less favourable in those with chronic PNES and co-mo...
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Nov 12, 2017
Bruni O, Angriman M, Calisti F, et al. J Child Psychol Psychiatr. Published online Oct 2017. doi:10.1111/jcpp.12812
This review offers a useful and up-to-date summary of the evidence base for the pharmacological treatment of insomnia in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcpp.12812/abstract?campaign=wolearlyview
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Nov 12, 2017
 Sibley MH, Rhode LA, Swanson JM, et al. American J Psychiatry, Published online Oct 2017.
This analysis from a longitudinal study showed that individuals seeking assessment and treatment for ADHD in yong adulthood were more likely to have symptoms representing non-impairing cognitive functions or the cognitive effects of substance use. The authors highlight the likelihood of false positive cases of late-onset ADHD and urge clinicians to carefully assess impairment, psychiatric history and...
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Nov 12, 2017
Brigden A, Loades M, Abbott A, et al. Arch Dis Child. 2017 Oct;102(10):981-986. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-310622. Epub 2017 Jun 28.
This review of paediatric chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or myalgic encephalitis (ME) provides a good summary of diagnostic issues and currently available treatment options.
http://adc.bmj.com/content/102/10/981.long
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Nov 12, 2017
DK Sit et al. Am J Psychiatry. Published online Oct 2017.
Although this is an adult study, it may be relevant for clinicians treating older teenagers and young adults. Compared with those who received a placebo light-based procedure, people with moderate levels of bipolar depression who received bright white light (7000 lux at midday) experienced greater levels of remission (68.2% vs 22.2% at 6 weeks) and no manic switches.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/articles/28969438/
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Crawley E, Gaunt D, Garfield K, et al. Archives of Disease in Childhood Published Online First: 20 September 2017. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313375
This is the first randomised controlled trial of the Lightening Process in 14-26 year olds. It shows that the combination of Lightening Process and specialist medical care resulted in better functional improvement than specialist medical care alone. Only a subset of participants were actually randomised despite the title of the articl...