What psychotherapies are currently available for people with ARFID?

Young,Handsome,Man,Is,Not,Satisfied,With,The,Salad,Showing

In her debut blog, Ellie Davis takes a look at a recent scoping review on psychological interventions and outcomes for avoidant and restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).

[read the full story...]

Youth mental health interventions: umbrella review presents efficacy and acceptability data

Close,Up,Of,Pre-teen,Friends,In,A,Park,Smiling,To

In his debut blog, Nick Meader tackles a huge umbrella review of youth mental health interventions, which presents the efficacy and acceptability of 72 different approaches to help children and young people.

[read the full story...]

LGBTQ+ parental rejection: how do adults maintain ties with their parents?

anna-selle-pmJyz9OVWbo-unsplash

Andie Ashdown and Theophanis Kyriacou review a recent qualitative study exploring how LGBTQ+ adults maintain their relationships with parents who rejected their identity.

[read the full story...]

Can psychosocial interventions help reduce parental substance use?

Little,Boy,Is,Playing,A,Toy,Car,And,Looking,Sadly

In her debut blog, Lilli Waples summarises a recent Cochrane Review on the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions to reduce parental substance use.

[read the full story...]

Psychotherapies for suicide and self-harm in young people: join our tweet chat #YouthSuicidePrevention

denys-argyriou-i76LC1sJdoI-unsplash

Laura Hemming summarises a review on the comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies for self-harm and suicide in young people, which highlights continued uncertainty in the field.

Join our tweet chat at 9am BST on Monday 24th May to discuss the future of #YouthSuicidePrevention research!

[read the full story...]

Home is where the therapist is: home-based family therapy for conduct disorder in young adolescents

Featured

Akansha Naraindas summarises the findings of a small qualitative study of home-based family therapy for conduct disorder in teenagers.

[read the full story...]

Social GGRRAAACCEEESSS: self-reflection for family therapists

loli-clement-219772-unsplash

‘Which aspects of social GGRRAAACCEEESSS grab you most?’ Alex Skolnick blogs about the oddly named Social GGRRAAACCEEESSS exercise for a supervision group to promote therapists’ self-reflexivity.

[read the full story...]

Anorexia therapies present and future: a 3-star review, or a 3-star field of research? #LEDC19

branislav-belko-1307589-unsplash

Sarah McDonald writes a new blog to accompany the #LEDC19 conference, which explores established and emerging interventions for the treatment of anorexia nervosa in adults and children.

[read the full story...]

Can interventions help to improve social functioning in youth at risk of psychosis?

jordan-mcqueen-1290-unsplash

Carla McEnery summarises a systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions and social functioning in youth at risk of psychosis.

[read the full story...]

Youth suicide prevention research needs a shake-up: lives depend on it

gift-habeshaw-612154-unsplash (1)

Pooky Knightsmith appraises a systematic review and meta-analysis entitled: “What Works in Youth Suicide Prevention?”. She is disappointed that the review does not answer the question it sets, but sees this as a call to action for better quality research to help save lives.

[read the full story...]