We observed a significant increase in new eating disorder referrals to CAMHS in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interestingly, there was no evidence of changes in the patients' clinical, demographic, or deprivation profiles. Open access in #EatingBehaviors doi.org/10.1016/j.ea...

Out now: No evidence that SSRI treatment for adolescent depression reduces future risk of psychosis. This goes against the belief that typical treatments for common mental disorders will reduce the risk of psychosis. 💊🧠 15 min explainer podcast: youtu.be/wP3nuqSpWbo Paper: doi.org/10.1192/j.eu...

Out today in BJPsych: 45% of people with a psychotic or bipolar disorder attended CAMHS in Wales at some point in childhood/adolescence🧒 This replicates similar findings from Finland by @iankellehermd.bsky.social & co - showing this applies to UK CAMHS as well. doi.org/10.1192/bjp....

Concerns have been raised that stimulant medications could increase risk of psychotic experiences in young people. Our new research shows no evidence for such a causal relationship 💊🧠 Paper 👇 publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

Final opportunity to submit to the @rcpsych.bsky.social Child & Adolescent Faculty Annual Conference, Sept 25-26th. Submissions close next Thursday, May 8th. See you in Manchester! www.rcpsych.ac.uk/events/confe...

Adolescents hospitalised for non-psychotic disorders have a high risk of psychosis in adulthood. But do (attenuated) psychotic symptoms predict later psychotic illness? The answer isn’t necessarily what you might expect… Open access in #PsychologicalMedicine

1 in 2 adult mental health service outpatient appointments & inpatient bed days are taken up by former #CAMHS patients Highlights frequently poor mental health trajectories for young ppl who attend CAMHS and need for research on altering these trajectories. Paper: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New research shows >50% of specialist adult mental health service use comes from former #CAMHS patients We need early intervention in childhood to change these poor long-term outcomes That's why we need much more research on mental illness prevention in #CAMHS 👉 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

In the midst of a crisis in youth mental health, more than half of all medical schools in the UK & Ireland do not even have a single professor in child & adolescent psychiatry New in #BJPsych www.cambridge.org/core/journal...