“stimulant medication works really well for children over the age of six, and it can have an effect within 30 minutes” 👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME #ChildMentalHealth #ADHD

“High IGD symptoms at age 10 and 12 years predicted decreased anxiety symptoms 2 years later.” https://www.acamh.org/research-digest/does-an-internet-gaming-disorder-prospectively-predict-psychiatric-symptoms #MentalHealthResearch #Anxiety

“for parents of children with ADHD, they do all of that and it doesn't work.” 👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME #ChildMentalHealth #ADHD #ConductDisorder

“Julie Arsandaux and colleagues recruited 131 high-school students (mean age 11.” https://www.acamh.org/research-digest/should-we-pay-more-attention-to-self-esteem-in-young-people #MentalHealthResearch

Most interventions targeted at-risk youth, not those reporting loneliness. “Very few interventions actually targeted those who reported loneliness.” https://www.acamh.org/research-digest/interventions-for-reducing-loneliness-seem-effective-in-young-people #MentalHealthResearch

This new webinar considers the challenges that #neurodivergent #children & #youngpeople & those with learning disabilities often experience when completing outcome & feedback measures. Exploring a range of effective approaches. Join us om 27 April: www.corc.uk.net/training-eve...

“for older children, the evidence internationally is that combined intervention is best” 👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME #ChildMentalHealth #ADHD #ConductDisorder

📄 In #JCPP: Association of prenatal antidepressant use with internalizing behaviors from kindergarten to adolescence 👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70056#JCPP#MentalHealthResearch #Anxiety #Depression

“Most parents of children with ADHD parent perfectly fine, or they parent their typically developing children perfectly fine.” 👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME #ChildMentalHealth #ADHD #Neurodevelopmental

📄 In #JCPP: Editorial Perspective: How spreading mental health information can be (un‐) helpful – a dynamic systems approach 👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70055#JCPP#MentalHealthResearch #Editorial

“Anxious or inattentive children were more likely to remain unpartnered across early adulthood” https://www.acamh.org/research-digest/childhood-behaviour-patterns-linked-with-romantic-partnering-in-adulthood #MentalHealthResearch #ADHD #ConductDisorder

📄 In #JCPP: Adolescence under fire: a multi‐method study of psychological vulnerability and resilience among adolescents impacted by war 👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70052 #MentalHealthResearch #Anxiety #PTSD

Need a free resource on ADHD, anxiety, autism, or eating disorders for your NHS team? ACAMH Learn has hundreds of expert-led videos — built by the charity behind JCPP. No paywall, no registration. https://acamhlearn.org #EvidenceBased #ChildMentalHealth #MedSky #MentalHealth

📣New Paper Alert: #WorldBipolarDay Jnl Affective Disorders: from the ‘STADIA’ trial in #CAMHS - around 3% of young people with emotional difficulties with routine referrals to CAMHS may meet criteria for bipolar disorder.  - 12 month outcomes. Full paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Harnessing personal and social resources in managing internalising and externalising symptoms in children living in low‐resource settings - Michalek - JCPP Advances - Wiley Online Library pls share! acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

📄 In #JCPP: Adolescent eating behaviours: associations with autistic and ADHD traits in childhood and the mediating role of anxiety 👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70051#JCPP#MentalHealthResearch #ADHD #Autism

“about half of kids diagnosed with ADHD will still meet full criteria to be diagnosed with ADHD as adults.” 👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME #ChildMentalHealth

📄 New in #JCPPA: Systematic review: Safety and efficacy of atomoxetine in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder 👉 https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.70022#JCPPA#MentalHealthResearch #ResearchReview #ADHD #Autism

“School-based anti-bullying interventions and programmes are somewhat effective in reducing bullying involvement.” https://www.acamh.org/topic/bullying #ChildMentalHealth #EvidenceBased #ConductDisorder

“Meanwhile, MDD onset was predicted by earlier anxiety disorders.” https://www.acamh.org/research-digest/which-disorders-precede-the-development-of-mood-disorders-in-young-people #MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased #Anxiety #BipolarDisorder

What does the latest research suggest? “Although Theraplay is used worldwide in various settings, its effectiveness is unclear.” https://www.acamh.org/research-digest/how-much-do-we-really-know-about-theraplay-for-young-children #MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased #Attachment

Want your CAMHS team to access evidence linked directly to JCPP, JCPP Advances, and CAMH research? ACAMH Learn has hundreds of free educational videos — introductory through to in depth. https://acamhlearn.org #EvidenceBased #ChildMentalHealth #MedSky #MentalHealth

“They're getting more of their self-regulation from their environment.” 👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME #ChildMentalHealth #EvidenceBased #ADHD #Neurodevelopmental

📄 In #CAMH: Editorial Perspective: A call for action on imposter participants in child and adolescent mental health research 👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.70041#CAMH#MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased #Editorial

Anthropic studied 1.5M of their own AI conversations. Key: the risk isn't AI making things up — it's AI agreeing with you. Users preferred these interactions, creating reinforcing loop. Not a CYP study, but if you work in child mental health, this should be on your radar arxiv.org/abs/2601.19062

📄 From #CAMH: Technology matters: Co‐developing & evaluating digital support for young people with depression and anxiety, MoodHwb 👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.70004#CAMH#MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased #Anxiety #Depression

What does the latest research reveal? “Connectivity between foetal frontal and insular brain regions varied with maternal BMI.” https://www.acamh.org/research-digest/mothers-prenatal-bmi-is-linked-with-foetal-brain-connectivity #MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased

“ADHD is mostly genetic. So most of ADHD comes from one of your parents or somebody else in your extended family.” 👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME #ChildMentalHealth #EvidenceBased #ADHD

What does the latest research suggest? “Between 10 and 20% of teenagers have a chronic illness” https://www.acamh.org/research-digest/chronic-illness-may-present-barriers-to-engaging-in-cbt-for-depression #MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased #Depression

📄 In #CAMH: Narrative Matters: Cultural humility in mental healthcare 👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.70059#CAMH#MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased

“Online parenting programmes do not seem to be inferior to in-person parenting programmes” 👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME #ChildMentalHealth #EvidenceBased #ConductDisorder

📄 In #CAMH: Commentary: Interpreting diagnostic data on autism and gender dysphoria: clinical and research implications – a commentary on Sanders et al. (2025) 👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.70056#CAMH#MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased #Commentary #Autism #GenderDiversity

“Preschool vocabulary acquisition is associated with later language and literacy skills.” https://www.acamh.org/research-digest/which-genetic-mechanisms-underlie-the-relationship-between-preschool-vocabulary-and-later-literacy-skills #MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased

“50% of children at the end of treatment are free of their main presenting anxiety disorder” 👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME #ChildMentalHealth #EvidenceBased #Anxiety #Depression

What does the latest research suggest? “For prognosis, the risk for psychosis onset ranged from 10% at 6 months to 22% at 36+ months follow-up.” https://www.acamh.org/research-digest/can-we-prevent-psychosis-in-high-risk-adolescents #MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased #Psychosis

“we almost entirely rely on parents' reports for everything, including assessment and diagnosis” 👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME #ChildMentalHealth #EvidenceBased #ADHD #ConductDisorder

“The researchers found that preterm infants had lower social attentional preference scores at 7-9 months old compared to term-born infants.” https://www.acamh.org/research-digest/preterm-infants-have-social-cognition-deficits-which-improve-in-childhood #MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased

📄 In #CAMH: Debate: Standing up for science – how to combat misinformation in child mental health? Five recommendations for disentangling fact from fiction 👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.70055#CAMH#MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased #Debate

“We know in the period after you're active and get exercise, you can focus and make fewer errors.” 👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME #ChildMentalHealth #EvidenceBased #ADHD #SleepDisorders

📄 In #CAMH: Clinical research updates 👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.70053#CAMH#MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased #ClinicalUpdate

“However, surprisingly children with high levels of BI showed weaker intra-individual delta–beta coupling compared to those not exhibiting BI.” https://www.acamh.org/research-digest/eeg-data-might-help-identify-children-at-risk-for-social-anxiety #MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased #Anxiety

“To reliably code the Strange Situation procedure, accredited training is required.” https://www.acamh.org/topic/attachment #ChildMentalHealth #EvidenceBased #Attachment

📄 In #CAMH: Self‐reported changes in adolescent mental health, deliberate self‐harm, substance use, and help‐seeking behavior before and after the COVID‐19 pandemic – A Finnish time‐trend study 👉 https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.70040#CAMH#MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased #SelfHarm #SubstanceUse

“They found an association between higher BCAA levels in cord blood (but not in maternal blood) and an increased risk of developing ADHD in childhood.” https://www.acamh.org/research-digest/cord-blood-metabolites-linked-with-an-adhd-diagnosis-in-childhood #MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased #ADHD

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“The core defining characteristic of an anxiety disorder is an expectation of danger, some form of danger or threat.” 👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME #ChildMentalHealth #EvidenceBased #Anxiety #Depression

“There is ongoing debate as to whether autism spectrum disorder (ASD) differentially affects males and females.” https://www.acamh.org/research-digest/autistic-girls-communications #MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased #Autism

📄 New in #JCPPA: A comprehensive longitudinal analysis of changes during Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder pharmacological treatments: Relationships between clinical measures, QbCheck and Conners CPT‐II 👉 https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.70021#JCPPA#MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased

“Knowing why doesn't mean that we do.” 👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME #ChildMentalHealth #EvidenceBased

New in #JCPPA: Genetic influences on suicide attempt in adolescence: Evaluating mediation by impulsivity and painful and provocative events 👉 https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.70019#JCPPA#MentalHealthResearch #EvidenceBased #Depression #PTSD