Kam Bhui reviews a conceptual framework developed to understand structural racism and suicide prevention for ethnoracially minoritised youth in the United States.
[read the full story...]1 in 5 pre-school aged children develop PTSD symptoms following trauma exposure. Why are we still neglecting these children?
In her debut blog, Mira Vasileva summarises a systematic review which suggests that the pooled prevalence of PTSD in pre-school children who have been exposed to trauma was 21.5%.
[read the full story...]Do different groups of people with schizophrenia respond differently to different antipsychotics?
Murtada Alsaif considers a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Lancet Psychiatry exploring the response of different subgroups of patients with schizophrenia to different antipsychotic drugs.
[read the full story...]Suicide risk among LGBTQ+ adolescents in Canada
Jess Williams examines a nationally representative population-based study on suicidality among sexual minority and transgender adolescents in Canada.
[read the full story...]Trans and gender diverse youth more likely to be admitted to hospital for suicidality and self-harm, according to US study
Sarah Carr reflects on a recent US study that “perhaps tells us something deeper about the discrimination and stigmatisation in mental health that needs to be tackled.”
[read the full story...]Can gaming interventions help treat youth depression or anxiety?
Theo Kyriacou and Andie Ashdown summarise a systematic review which finds that gaming interventions may be useful for depression, but not anxiety, in young people.
[read the full story...]Talking to young people about online safety: the who, what, when and how
In his debut blog, Luke Bayliss explores a Delphi study that will help mental health practitioners to converse with young people about their online activities and impact on mental health.
[read the full story...]Apps to support the mental health of young people: flashy and available versus evidence-based and hidden?
Belinda Platt highlights a new review of mental health apps for young people, which finds there are many apps which seem appealing to young people but have no evidence-base, but only a handful of apps with a sound evidence-base which are available to young people.
[read the full story...]What’s the link between neurodevelopmental or mental disorders and school absence or exclusion?
Chris Fielding summarises a Welsh cohort study which finds that neurodevelopmental and mental disorders are linked to school absenteeism and exclusion.
[read the full story...]Prediction of psychosis and bipolar disorder in children and adolescents: the role of CAMHS
Matthew Broome considers a Finnish study on the potential of predicting psychosis and bipolar disorder in young people who have previously used child and adolescent mental health services.
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