An in-depth look at eating disorders - In Conversation with Janet… Professor Janet Treasure deep dive into how eating disorders have changed in their form, epidemiology, and clinical and social features over the last 50 years.

"About 6% of the brain matter is lost. On the other hand, as soon as people start gaining weight it returns. In dementia you get 12% loss, in anorexia nervosa it's 6%, and in schizophrenia or depression it's 2%"

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JCPP Advances | ACAMH Child Development Journal | Wiley Online Library Background Sleep disturbances are widely considered to be a transdiagnostic feature of common behavioural and emotional difficulties in childhood, yet most studies treat sleep as a single construct....

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Our findings suggest that targeting specific sleep problems, such as bedtime anxiety, may improve interventions for children’s emotional and behavioural difficulties.
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To do so, they studied a large cohort of about 4,700 teenagers.

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Can boys and men have eating disorders? Delving into prevalence and… Associate Professor Jason Nagata challenges the common misconception of eating disorders in boys and men, including body image pressures, related symptoms, and warning signs.

“it's thought that one sixth to one third of people with eating disorders are boys and men.”

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📄 In #JCPPA: Targeting intolerance of uncertainty in young children diagnosed with autism: A randomized controlled trial of a parent‐mediated group intervention
👉 https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.70027
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Emotional Dysregulation, Disordered Eating, and Self-harm:… 'Emotional Dysregulation, Disordered Eating, and Self-harm: Associations and Mediating Pathways' are explained by Dr. Naomi Warne and Dr. Helen Bould.

“amongst those with disordered eating, around 1/3 of females and 1/4 of males also report self-harm”

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Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Commentary · Open Access

📄 In #JCPP: Synthesizing five decades of research on sensitive caregiving: A commentary on Nivison et al. ()
👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70146
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Depression Welcome to our Depression Guide. Click the headings below to expand each section. Our most recent events, blogs and other updates about depression are shown below the headings.

“Fluoxetine is the only antidepressant for which clinical trial evidence shows that the benefits outweigh the risks in children and young people.”

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Interventions to reduce self-harm in youth | ACAMH Learn The benefits of Therapeutic Assessment in improving treatment attendance for self-harming youth are examined by Professor Dennis Ougrin, who also discusses DBT-A in reducing self-harm.

“therapeutic assessment improves engagement of young people with treatment.”

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“In addition, this relationship was not identified in girls.”

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Just looking after him for the weekend. Cute but a mischievous little blighter!

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Commentary · Open Access

📄 In #JCPP: Developmental language disorder and the ubiquity of language in the world – a commentary on Iverson & Williams (2026)
👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70135
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“The point is that the pleasures of spring are available to everybody, and cost nothing.” George Orwell

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📄 In #JCPPA: School experiences and self‐harm in the OxWell study
👉 https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.70025
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ADHD Assessment and Diagnosis Pathway | ACAMH Learn Interview on ADHD assessment and diagnosis pathway with Dr. Blandine French, answering key questions. Aimed at entry level audience such as parents/carers, and those wanting to know more about the first steps…

“the earlier you get help, the better the outcomes are in the long-term, whether it's educational outcomes, social outcomes, or professional outcomes”

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Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Commentary · Open Access

📄 In #JCPP: Commentary: An impressive state‐of‐the‐science account and an exciting springboard for new paths: the present and future of research on early conduct problems – a commentary on Hyde et al
👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70123
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Autism: Myth Busting | ACAMH Learn Amy Pearson challenges five common misconceptions about autism, using contemporary evidence to advocate for a modern perspective that promotes a more informed and inclusive understanding of autistic…

“Functioning labels aren't very specific. They don't tell us very much about a person and what they need.”

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ACAMH journal card for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH). Title: Prospective association of device‐based physical activity and sedentary time during childhood with mental health outcomes during adolescence. Authors: Werneck, Liang, Smith et al.

📄 In #CAMH: Prospective association of device‐based physical activity and sedentary time during childhood with mental health outcomes during adolescence
👉 doi.org/10.1111/camh...
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Can your #school support this online cyberbullying #research to help reach eligible families with 13-17 year old #adolescents for the opportunity to take part. In return for a free online webinar on cyberbullying for staff & students. More info here👇
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This meta-meta-analysis finds that exercise reduces depression and anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents. These results suggest that structured exercise programs should be considered as part of comprehensive care approaches www.jaacap.org/article/S089...

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Original Article · Open Access

📄 In #CAMH: “All that I've been through has made me who I am”: youth conceptualisations of personal recovery in mental health
👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.70046
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Technology Matters · Open Access

📄 In #CAMH: Technology matters: AI‐driven tools in children's mental healthcare: perspectives from young people and parents
👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.70045
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Adolescent non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) explained - Basic Concepts… Dr. Nicholas Westers addresses the pervasive but often misunderstood issue of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), explaining how to recognize signs, dispelling myths and spotlighting protocols and interventions…

“asking about self-injury is not going to put the idea in their head, if they haven't already thought about it”

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📄 In #JCPPA: The impact of less severe intimate partner aggression on child conduct problems
👉 https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.70024
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ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorder: an introduction to causes, diagnosis, treatment and areas of uncertainty. Latest blogs, events, publications, videos and podcasts.

“ASD and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) share about 50–70% of their genetic factors, which is the most likely reason why they are often found together in a child, or in a family (Steijn 2012).”

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The what, why, and how of eating disorders genetics research | ACAMH… How do researchers study eating disorder genetics? What do they mean by terms like 'heritability'? Helena Davies clarifies these concepts and explores the genetic factors involved in eating disorders.

“no-one is destined to experience an eating disorder”

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“Anxiety disorders usually begin in childhood or adolescence and are the most common mental health condition across the life span.”

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Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Annual Research Review · Open Access

📄 In #JCPP: Annual Research Review: The role of caregiver sensitivity in children's developmental outcomes – an umbrella review
👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70087
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📄 In #JCPPA: Genetic and environmental influences on sleep quality, ability to settle, and crying duration in 2‐ and 5‐month‐old infants: A longitudinal twin study
👉 https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.70023
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Dialogue between expert by experience and expert by profession: A… What is it like to receive a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)? Professor Michael Kaess speaks with Louisa, an adolescent patient who explains.

“I was actually pretty happy about getting the diagnosis, not because I was sick, but because I could finally name it.”

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