Jasmin Wertz presents the findings of a recent systematic review and meta-analysis that explores the relationship between childhood adversity and bipolar disorder.
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Mental health support for children with learning disabilities
In her debut blog, Christine Burke from the Mental Health Foundation considers what good mental health support should look like for children and young people with learning disabilities.
[read the full story...]Childhood traumatic brain injuries predict risk of poor long-term outcomes
Eleanor Kennedy reports on a nationwide Swedish cohort study, which finds that traumatic brain injury consistently predicted later risk of premature mortality, psychiatric inpatient admission, psychiatric outpatient visits, disability pension, welfare recipiency and low educational attainment.
[read the full story...]Migrant mental health may improve with children’s educational success
John Moriarty’s debut blog investigates a recent cross-sectional study looking at whether the mental health of migrant parents is supported by the educational achievements of their children.
[read the full story...]CBT for Autism Spectrum Disorders and comorbid mental illness
Alix Dixon presents a recent systematic review on the effectiveness of CBT for autism spectrum disorders and comorbid anxiety or depression.
[read the full story...]Time to stop prescribing antidepressants to young people with depression?
Andrew Shepherd considers the implications of a recent network meta-analysis of the efficacy and tolerability of antidepressants for children and adolescents with depression.
[read the full story...]Fitness to practice: exercise for depression in adolescents
Dave Steele warms up for the winter triathlon season by reading a new systematic review on the effect of exercise on depressive symptoms in adolescents.
[read the full story...]Early menarche associated with depressive symptoms in early adolescence
Emily Stapley summarises a Mendelian randomisation study that investigates associations between the timing of menarche with depressive symptoms and depression in adolescence.
[read the full story...]Guided or misguided? New advice on young people and drugs (SBIRT)
Ian Hamilton considers a recent report from the American Academy of Paediatrics Committee on Substance Use and Prevention, which focuses on SBIRT (Substance Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment)
[read the full story...]Neurofeedback for ADHD in children
Joff Jones summarises a meta-analysis of neurofeedback for ADHD in children, which concludes that current evidence is insufficient to recommend neurofeedback as a treatment for this group.
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