This study aims to assess the relative impact of perinatal and socio-familial risk factors on cognitive and language development at 2 years corrected age (CA). To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The current study investigated the association between paternal postnatal depressive symptoms and parenting behaviours. Open access article - no login required.
This article concludes that mental health among UK 5 and 8 year olds deteriorated during the pandemic, although several inequalities narrowed. Interventions are needed to improve child mental health while ensuring inequalities do not widen. Open access article - no login required
This cross-sectional study aims to systematically assess and compare parenting stress in families of children with various types of disabilities. Open access article - no login required
The COVID-19 lockdown has resulted in psychological distress and highlighted vulnerable groups such as those with previous or current mental health difficulties. Supporting the mental health needs of children and adolescents at risk is key. Clinical guidelines to alleviate the negative effects of COVID-19 lockdown and public health strategies to support this population need to be developed. Open access.
The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to explore the effectiveness of interventions for exercise in real-life settings on executive function in atypical children. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Internalising disorders are highly prevalent emotional dysregulations during preadolescence but clinical decision-making is hampered by high heterogeneity. During this period impulsivity represents a major risk factor for psychopathological trajectories and may act on this heterogeneity given the controversial anxiety–impulsivity relationships. However, how impulsivity contributes to the heterogeneous symptomatology, neurobiology, neurocognition and clinical trajectories in preadolescent internalising disorders remains unclear. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study examines cognitive, motor, and language development of healthy children growing up in a low-risk environment and how various individual and environmental factors are associated with it. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study aimed to describe parents'/caregivers' engagement during advanced allied health consultations utilizing a single session therapy framework for managing neurodevelopmental and behavioural concerns in children. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study aimed to explore experts' perspectives on therapists' use of MLSs to promote specific learning processes in children with and without developmental coordination disorder (DCD). To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
We aimed at establishing the first university-bound, interdisciplinary specialist centre for FASD in Germany, systematically collecting data on its utilisation and evaluation by attendees. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study shines a light on several key areas that must be addressed in order to reduce the stigma around mental health in young people, and suggests the need for intervention in three areas:
Firstly, education about mental health for both young people and adults needs to be more accessible and should include information about how to help others who are struggling with their mental health.
Secondly, the authors highlight that more emotional support is needed for young people supporting a friend with mental health challenges;
Finally, the authors recommend that young people should be involved in discussions about reducing prejudices and stereotypes surrounding gender norms and mental health
Mother and father depression symptoms often co-occur, and together can have a substantial impact on child emotional well-being. Little is understood about symptom-level mechanisms underlying the co-occurrence of depression symptoms within families. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the efficacy of preventive psychotherapeutic interventions in children of parents with mental illness. In particular, the development of mental illness and/or psychological symptomatology in this population was assessed. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This article examines malnutrition and faltering growth in children. It discusses monitoring and measurement of child growth, the aetiology and consequences of malnutrition, some risk factors and malnutrition screening. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This is the first nationally representative study of children to identify this association in younger children. Whilst further research is needed to corroborate this finding, as a precautionary measure solutions to improve peer relationships and reduce stigma for school-aged children living with obesity are indicated. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Depression is a major source of symptoms and disability. In adults, maladaptive coping (usually characterized as personality dysfunction) has been shown to be associated with a depression diagnosis and poorer depression outcome. As adults with maladaptive coping difficulties are more prone to depression, we hypothesized that children with childhood disorders that involve poor coping would increase the risk of later developing depressive disorders. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Black Americans in the United States are disproportionately exposed to childhood adversity compared with White Americans. Such disparities may contribute to race-related differences in brain structures involved in regulating the emotional response to stress, such as the amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex (PFC). The authors investigated neuroanatomical consequences of racial disparities in adversity. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
As the authors discussed in their paper, the main implication of the results is that a significant number of young children develop PTSD following traumatic events. Caregivers and practitioners should be aware of this in order to seek and provide support for these children. Yet, this is not the case in clinical practice.
Population-level screening for parental childhood maltreatment could be a tool to identify families who might be in need of support to reduce the risk of adverse outcomes in children. This could also be useful in terms of safeguarding since research has found that parents with a history of childhood maltreatment (particularly emotional or physical abuse) had a higher risk of abusing their own children (Bert et al., 2009), as well as higher levels of anger, and more violent physical discipline toward infants (Altemeier et al., 1986).