This article introduces the importance of neurodevelopment and summarises the guidelines on developmental follow-up for babies at high risk of developmental impairment. The article mainly focuses on follow up strategies in the UK but also discusses about developmental follow up in general. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This review evaluated the evidence base examining overprotective parenting as a predictor of schema endorsement in adolescence and adulthood. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Four of the seven socio-economic outcomes in adulthood were associated with suicide attempts in youth, even after controlling for a range of critical predictive factors. Youth who attempted suicide had lower personal annual earnings, lower retirement savings, increased risk of receiving welfare support, and increased risk of being ‘unpartnered’ (i.e., not married or cohabiting) in adulthood, compared to those who did not attempt suicide. However, there were no differences found between youth who had attempted suicide and those who hadn’t on the likelihood of declaring bankruptcy, on rates of separation/divorce, and the number of children.
This meta-analysis adds to the knowledge base about a lack of robustly effective treatments for depression in children and adolescents. Psychological treatments appear to be only moderately effective for this age group (Cuijpers et al. 2020), antidepressant medications perform at negligible levels above the placebo effect (Feeny et al. 2022), and the studies under consideration here indicate that subclinical symptoms show, at best, small to moderate changes that do not reduce the incidence of later disorder.
In the UK, SSIs could be a useful first-line treatment that GPs and schools could signpost young people to, with the advantage that they could access them right away and at a time and place that fits in with their lives. SSIs could also be useful whilst waiting for other help, and for those young people who are reluctant to talk to people about their difficulties. Whilst SSIs are in no way a replacement for longer-term therapies (nor are self-help approaches a replacement for therapist facilitated help), this addition could enable help-seeking sooner and could reach people who will never otherwise get any help at all.
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The evidence is insufficient to draw conclusions about whether there is a role for school dental screening in improving dental attendance."
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Fluconazole and amphotericin B are recommended as topical antifungal agents for adults with oral candidiasis. Existing studies tend to recommend fluconazole for immunocompetent patients and itraconazole for immunosuppressed patients, whereas miconazole is recommended for infants."
The meta-analysis conducted as part of this research suggests that universal mindfulness based interventions delivered in schools may have some short-term positive benefits for mental health and wellbeing (e.g. improving symptoms of depression and anxiety) in young people. However, it appears that these findings are not sustained in the longer term. Of the 66 studies included in the meta-analysis, only a few were well designed adequately powered studies with a low risk of bias.
Friendships are important for people’s mental health, while being able to recognise other people’s emotions assists in developing and maintaining friendships. Certain groups, including people with autism, tend to find emotion recognition and the development of satisfying friendships challenging.To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study examined the association between obesity and several co-occurring conditions – autism spectrum disorder (ASD); intellectual disability; learning disability; stuttering, stammering or other speech problems; developmental delay; attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; epilepsy or seizure disorder; cerebral palsy; depression; anxiety; and Tourette Syndrome – in adolescents aged 10–17 years. To read the full article, choose “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This short article offers an overview of the recent advances in assessment and management of ADHD for healthcare professionals working with children and young people who may be affected. To read the full article, choose “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Clinicians should aim to better understand intersectionality and recognise an individual’s multiple identities that may overlap. The latter can lead to the provision of more tailored support. For instance, although all LGBTQ+ youth grow up and live in a heteronormative world, the benefits of treatment are also influenced by an individual’s race, ethnicity, social class, etc. When in doubt, clinicians can adopt a curious stance and ask a young person whether there are any parts of their identity that they would like them to keep in mind.
The association between adversity and psychopathology in adolescents and adults is characterized by equifinality. These associations, however, have not been assessed during early childhood when psychopathology first emerges. Defining adversity using both dimensional and cumulative risk approaches, we examined whether specific types of adversity are differentially associated with psychopathology in preschool-aged children. To read the full article, where necessary, choose “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The ubiquitous societal presence of screens and gaming software is ever growing in popularity. However, can this recreational life-style pose risks for children's psychosocial adjustment? We thus examine associations between gaming life-style and later psychosocial development. To read the full article, choose “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Young people with anxiety disorders may benefit from tCBT. It is not clear how long-lasting these effects may be, how they compare to CBT on its own or as an adjunct, or whether there are any adverse effects.
The research implications of the study highlight the need for co-production with young people when understanding perfectionism. Better understanding the views of young people would help to tailor more effective, relevant interventions.
The clinical implications give insight into the maintaining factors of perfectionism that could be targeted using CBT. For example, targeting dichotomous thinking, or behaviours like avoidance. It also highlighted the value of the group setting. Services should ensure that when offering CBT, a variety of therapeutic modalities are available to individuals.
There is considerable overlap between developmental-behavioural paediatrics and child and adolescent mental health, including presenting clinical problems, diagnoses, multidisciplinary and holistic approach to assessment and management, and similar use of pharmacological agents and psychosocial interventions. Multiaxial classification can be of use to paediatricians in a variety of ways, both in clinical practice and for teaching purposes. To read the full article, choose “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Children often present to occupational therapy with delays in pre-school occupations, with underlying skill deficits. We developed and piloted an evaluative toolkit to measure and report outcomes for short school readiness groups. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
This review is clearly an important start in understanding how peer-led interventions for mental health and well-being are used in school settings and highlights a serious lack of high quality, systematic research.