Kirsten Lawson summarises the ECoWeB PROMOTE and PREVENT trials in relation to self-helps apps for promoting wellbeing and preventing mental ill health among young adults.
[read the full story...]Using digital technologies to support young people at risk of suicide: new guidance from a Delphi study
Becky Appleton summarises a recent Delphi study that led to the development of the first clinical guidelines for implementing digital technology within mental healthcare for young people with suicidal thoughts and behaviours.
[read the full story...]Game on for mental health? Reviewing the effectiveness of applied and casual games for young people’s mental health
Linda Kaye and Kirsten Lawson summarise a large systematic review synthesising the effectiveness of applied and casual games on young people’s mental health.
[read the full story...]Is a sleep intervention delivered by non-expert practitioners feasible for youth mental health?
In her debut blog, Emma Sullivan explores a new paper looking at the feasibility of a CBT for insomnia intervention (delivered by non-expert practitioners) for young people with mental health difficulties.
[read the full story...]Wide variance in the use of coercion in children and young people’s inpatient services
John Baker reflects on a recent review on rates and risk factors of coercion in inpatient child and adolescent mental health services.
[read the full story...]Is brain imaging the future for bipolar disorder diagnosis in adolescents?
Emiliana Tonini summarises a recent Chinese study, which suggests that combining MRI scan and behavioural assessments data may increase the accuracy of diagnosing bipolar disorder in adolescents.
[read the full story...]Adolescents with disabilities at higher risk of self-harm, but intersectionality also a vital consideration
Elisha Joshi reviews a study exploring the prevalence and risk factors for self-harm in adolescents with and without disabilities living in the UK.
[read the full story...]On the outside, looking in: sibling experiences of adolescent inpatient mental health care
Lottie Shipp appraises a qualitative study that explored young people’s experiences of their sibling being admitted to a mental health inpatient unit.
[read the full story...]Do eating disorder treatment outcomes differ between transgender, gender diverse and cisgender adolescents?
Ellie Davis highlights a retrospective cohort study that explored eating disorder treatment outcomes between transgender, gender diverse and cisgender adolescents.
[read the full story...]When the clouds clear: the journeys of school psychologists working with gender diverse young people
Vanessa Coeli summarises a qualitative systematic review on the perspectives of school psychologists supporting young gender diverse people.
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