Ian Hamilton presents his debut blog on a recent prospective cohort study on the relationship between teenage cannabis use, IQ and educational attainment.
[read the full story...]Does teenage cannabis use lower intelligence?
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CBT plus mother-child interaction for anxiety disorder
Paul Ramchandani considers an RCT of treatment for childhood anxiety disorder in the context of maternal anxiety disorder, which finds that mother-child interaction might be of value for childhood anxiety disorder.
[read the full story...]Childhood sleep disturbance and risk of psychotic experiences
Joanne Wallace explores the relationship between nightmares/night terrors at age 12 with psychotic experiences at age 18, which has been confirmed by a recent UK birth cohort study.
[read the full story...]IPT and CBT best for depression in children and young people, says network meta-analysis
Laura Hemming summarises a recent network meta-analysis of psychotherapies for depression in children and young people, which finds that Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) were significantly more efficacious than other psychotherapies at post-treatment and follow-up.
[read the full story...]Pivotal response treatment is promising for children with autism
Rosalyn Nelson presents the findings of a small RCT of Pivotal Response Treatment groups for parents of children with autism, which has promising results in terms of encouraging children to communicate.
[read the full story...]Young people’s views on responsive social services: What makes a difference?
In her debut blog, Katherine Bishop examines a New Zealand study which asks young people at risk of harm what makes a responsive, supportive social service and finds important messages for social work practice.
[read the full story...]Does parental drinking influence children’s drinking?
Natasha Clarke helps us understand a recent systematic review of prospective cohort studies, which explores the links between parental alcohol drinking and alcohol consumption in their offspring.
[read the full story...]Cognitive behavioural prevention of depression in adolescents
Emily Stapley summarises a recent RCT of a cognitive behavioural prevention programme for young people at risk of depression.
[read the full story...]Is cCBT doing it for the kids, but not the adults?
Karina Lovell appraises the first UK RCT of computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) for depression in children and young people, which shows a clinically meaningful improvement in depression and anxiety.
[read the full story...]Stimulants reduce risk of injuries in children with ADHD
Joff Jones highlights an important public health finding from a recent prospective cohort study about the effect of stimulant drugs on the risk of injuries in children with ADHD.
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