ARFID outcomes: new research suggests that avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder is a persistent and distinct eating disorder

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Georgie Parker summarises a prospective 2-year longitudinal cohort study investigating the course and predictors of outcome in avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in young people.

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Universal DBT intervention in schools: help or hindrance?

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Sofiia Kornatska reviews a non-randomised trial exploring a dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) based universal intervention on adolescent social and emotional well-being in Australian schools.

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Social media, smoking and young people: is there any link?

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Ian Hamilton summarises a longitudinal survey study of UK youth, which suggests there is an association between social media exposure and use of e-cigarettes and smoking.

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Digitally augmented CBT for child anxiety is more efficient and no less effective than typical parent-led CBT

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Helen Dodd summarises a recent non-inferiority randomised controlled trial led by Cathy Creswell, which investigated the effectiveness of digitally augmented parent-led CBT for child anxiety.

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Increased odds of bullying victimisation and perpetration in adolescents with mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions

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Filip Marzecki summarises a large-scale systematic review and meta-analysis investigating prevalence and odds of bullying involvement in young people with mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions.

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Traumatic stress in Palestinian children and young people in the Gaza Strip

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Rasanat Fatima Nawaz and Hayley Gains summarise a scoping review exploring the impact of war on Palestinian children and young people residing in the Gaza Strip.

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Are crisis responses for children and young people effective?

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Beth Cumber summarises the CAMH‐Crisis project – a large systematic review exploring crisis response interventions for children and young people, with a focus on effectiveness, lived experiences and service organisation.

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Enhancing mental health care for autistic individuals: bridging gaps and breaking barriers

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Today Ruby Jarvis presents two new reviews from the Mental Health Policy Research Unit, which summarise the adjustments that clinicians can make to improve mental health care for autistic children, young people and adults.

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How can we make children and young people’s mental health care more evidence-based?

Although an interesting addition to research, the study has left some concerns and questions regarding validity.

In her debut blog, Robyn Bosworth summarises a systematic review investigating the barriers and facilitators of implementing evidence-based practice into mental health services for children and young people.

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What’s BESST for young people? Efficacy of CBT-informed workshops for stress management in older adolescents

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Matthias Schwannauer explores the BESST cluster randomised controlled trial, which is out today in The Lancet Psychiatry. BESST stands for Brief Educational Workshops in Secondary Schools Trial.

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